Notice Information
Notice Title
Session Border Controller Expansion
Notice Description
Jisc introduced Session Border Controller (SBC) as a Service to our members and customers following the Covid pandemic as a response to their needs, to facilitate the secure change from office to hybrid /home working. The aim of this RFI help inform the direction of expansion to the current SBC offering. We are keen to hear from Vendors who have demonstratable experience in this sector.
Lot Information
Lot 1
***Please note this Prior Information Notice is also a request for information. Contract value and date do not reflect true values which at present are unknown*** Jisc introduced Session Border Controller (SBC) as a Service to our members and customers following the Covid pandemic as a response to their needs, to facilitate the secure change from office to hybrid /home working. This initiative has resulted in the investment of a highly resilient pair of carrier grade Oracle SBC 3900 devices hosted in Jisc Data Centres. The installation now provides a multi tenanted solution to it members and customers for the enablement of direct routing across IP networks. The service provides a gateway between private networks enabling VoIP telephony of Unified Communications solutions, such as (but not limited to) Microsoft Teams, to break out into the PSTN. Jisc are seeking to expand this service offering, and the purpose of this RFI is to gain information and knowledge from those in the marketplace who can provide hardware, associated services and support for Jisc's hosted Session Border Controller (SBC) as a service. This RFI will help inform the direction of expansion to the current SBC offering. We are keen to hear from Communications Service Providers (CSP) who have demonstratable experience in this sector. Please read the Request for Information document for full details, available FoC from our eTendering portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=JISC Nb. You will need to register your company if not done so already, and formally express interest in this project, though this does not oblige you to respond. Responses and any clarification questions should be issued via the portal. Please read the Request for Information document for full details
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043711
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005102-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- JISC SERVICES LTD
- Contact Name
- Clare Nurton
- Contact Email
- procurement@jisc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6NB
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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