Notice Information
Notice Title
T25-039BUS Guildhall Sound System Upgrade
Notice Description
Derry City and Strabane District Council use the Council chamber in the Guildhall to conduct committee meetings, full council meetings and other meetings. During Covid it was necessary to facilitate Hybrid meetings and to do that Council installed some equipment to allow members to use Webex. Hybrid meetings have now become a permanent option, but recently the Guildhall has started having sound issues with participants who are at home being heard in the chamber, and participants in the chamber being able to hear each other. Members at home and on YouTube have no issue hearing people in the chamber or at home. Council was also required to stream all meetings to YouTube during Covid, and we are continuing this as the press and members of the public find this useful to keep up to date with Council business. After various options being explored with the current system such as increasing volume, turning up and down mics, tuning on and off speakers, not only did this not resolve the issue but caused more issues with feedback in the chamber. After thorough research, the Council has decided to install additional sound equipment in the chamber. This equipment will be integrated with the Bosch system to enhance sound quality and eliminate feedback issues. The new equipment needs to be compatible with any future upgrades of the current Bosch system in the chamber, which the Council plans to undertake in the next few years. The Council requires the installation of 10 new pendant speakers in various locations within the chamber to improve sound quality. These speakers should be smart and have the capability to turn off when a microphone is used directly underneath them to prevent feedback issues. Your submission must be submitted via EtendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054793
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053508-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32300000 - Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
32340000 - Microphones and loudspeakers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £23,640 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Sep 2025 - 1 Sep 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@derrystrabane.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERRY
- Postcode
- BT48 7NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Electoral Ward
- Northland
- Westminster Constituency
- Foyle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053508-2025
3rd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031888-2025
12th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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