Notice Information
Notice Title
The Growth Company ITT for the Supply of Mobile Telephone Hardware & Associated Services
Notice Description
The Growth Company (GC) are seeking to appoint a mobile telephony provider that can support our end user mobile hardware requirement, calls, texts, data and associated mobile telephony services. The successful provider will consistently provide high quality products and services and active account management to provide a seamless communications service delivery across GC and full integration with GC applications and infrastructure including Microsoft 365. GC aims to ensure our communication technologies remain agile and fit for purpose, whilst ensuring the solutions remain cost effective and provide value for money. GC's Key Objectives: 1. Comprehensive Account Management - We require active and engaged account management to ensure our contract is managed effectively and with full visibility and control of costs alongside strategies to manage end user behaviour and out of bundle costs. 2 Flexible and Agile Contract Approach - we require a co-terminus contract that can allow additional, flexible connections to be added and removed during the term. We require pooled data and unrestricted or pooled minute and text provision. 3 Zero Touch Fulfilment - Our chosen partner will undertake the configuration, asset tagging (this is device dependent) and maintenance/warranty swap out of our mobile hardware portfolio directly to the sites or end users across the regions we work. 4 Value for Money, Cost Surety and Efficiency - we need to ensure the contract remains good value through the term and the account is actively managed to reduce the risk of excess and unused connections and accounting queries are minimised. 5 Unification with MS Teams - we are keen to integrate mobile telephony with MS Teams for a unified platform. All handsets must have a minimum of: 1. 64gb storage capacity. 2. 5G. 3. The ability to support Microsoft applications as well as Microsoft Intune. 4. Android Charger. 5. Protective case and screen. To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents. Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal. Please ensure ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid. The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers. The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 12:00pm on Monday 17th February 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-906f2d9f-a888-4be0-a723-c2dbf6926d06
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4947de82-129f-41d0-bf0a-83ac7981529f
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
32252000 - GSM telephones
32252100 - Hands-free mobile telephones
32252110 - Hands-free mobile telephones (wireless)
64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services
64212200 - Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) services
64212300 - Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services
64212600 - Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) services
64212700 - Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,980,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE GROWTH COMPANY
- Contact Name
- Marc Ripley
- Contact Email
- marc.ripley@growthco.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 5JW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4947de82-129f-41d0-bf0a-83ac7981529f
20th January 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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