Notice Information
Notice Title
Out of Hours Telephone Service
Notice Description
The provision of a telephone answering service which deals with emergency issues, out of normal working hours
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050b78
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057271-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
64214200 - Telephone switchboard services
64220000 - Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services
79511000 - Telephone operator services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £42,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £42,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Jul 2025 - 8 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREAT YARMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Danielle Jubb
- Contact Email
- procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GREAT YARMOUTH
- Postcode
- NR30 2QF
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH63 East Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Melton
- Westminster Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057271-2025
17th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035663-2025
27th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018464-2025
1st May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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