Notice Information
Notice Title
The Mercian Trust ITT for Communications, Security & VoIP
Notice Description
The Mercian Trust wishes to engage a single contractor to supply a Communications, Security & VoIP service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Mercian Trust wishes to engage a single contractor to supply a Communications, Security & VoIP service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust. The Procurement will be overseen by CPC with support from Moxton Education Ltd and will be a full 2 stage FTS Procedure conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contract Regulations (2015). Note: Variant bids will not be accepted. Note: The ITT has been included in stage one of the process for information only.
Options: 66 month(s) from the commencement date, with 60 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x6 month(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c0f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016455-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
32412000 - Communications network
32420000 - Network equipment
32430000 - Wide area network
32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80100000 - Primary education services
80200000 - Secondary education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £464,779 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@themerciantrust.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1922211388
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WALSALL
- Postcode
- WS1 2PG
- Post Town
- Walsall
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG38 Walsall
- Delivery Location
- TLG38 Walsall
-
- Local Authority
- Walsall
- Electoral Ward
- Paddock
- Westminster Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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