Award

Contact Centre as a Service Solution and Mobile App

CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 11 releases in its history.

Award

28 Jan 2026 at 09:46

Award

19 Jan 2026 at 15:20

Award

09 Jan 2026 at 15:57

Award

26 Nov 2025 at 14:42

TenderUpdate

29 Oct 2025 at 13:40

TenderUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 10:24

Award

08 Sep 2025 at 09:58

Award

14 Apr 2025 at 08:25

Award

14 Oct 2024 at 09:38

Award

04 Oct 2024 at 08:04

Award

03 Sep 2024 at 13:37

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council has completed a procurement process for a "Contact Centre as a Service Solution and Mobile App" focusing on network interfaces. The procurement, conducted under a selective restricted procedure, was awarded to 4Net Technologies Ltd. and involves a contract valued at approximately £1,268,727 GBP. The services will ensure business connectivity, user experience optimisation, and managed services under the Crown Commercial Service - Network Services 3 framework. The contract, signed on December 10, 2025, will commence on February 7, 2026, catering to the UKD6 region.

This tender represents a notable opportunity for businesses specializing in providing network services, especially those capable of supporting and maintaining telephony systems such as NICE CXOne. Companies in managed services and infrastructure solutions can benefit significantly from participating in similar tenders. Engaging in tenders like this can enhance business visibility and credibility, allowing firms to demonstrate their capability to provide comprehensive IT solutions for public sector bodies. The extended contract period also offers opportunities for ongoing partnership and potential future collaborations with Cheshire East Council.

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Notice Title

Contact Centre as a Service Solution and Mobile App

Notice Description

Contract for the provision of network services a supplier that can support and maintain the existing NICE product - CXOne telephony system. To secure Infrastructure solutions to ensure that our business connectivity is always available, prioritises user experience and application performance with Managed services to ensure that solutions are optimised, monitored and developed across our organisation and provide an ongoing consultative engagement. This contract is awarded under the Crown Commercial Service - Network Services 3 RM6116 Lot 4C - Contact Centre Solutions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To secure Infrastructure solutions to ensure that our business connectivity is always available, prioritises user experience and application performance with Managed services to ensure that solutions are optimised, monitored and developed across our organisation and provide an ongoing consultative engagement. Contract commences 7 February 2026

Procurement Information

Direct award call off from framework agreement

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497c2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007396-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

30237110 - Network interfaces

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,057,204 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
Contact Name
Michael Ashworth
Contact Email
michael.ashworth@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1270686953

Buyer Location

Locality
SANDBACH
Postcode
CW11 1HZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD6 Cheshire

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

4NET TECHNOLOGIES

ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS DATA MANAGEMENT

HALO SERVICE SOLUTIONS

IDOX SOFTWARE

INSIGHT DIRECT (UK

RINGGO

UNITYFIVE

VIA TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE

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