Notice Information
Notice Title
Skype Replacement
Notice Description
Skype for Business was retired by Microsoft in January 2024 with extended support in place until 14th October 2025. The Council needs the ability to use some form of telephony when Skype goes to end of life. Currently PCC have 2090 Microsoft E3 licences, which enables collaboration and calls between staff who have the E3 licence and where possible telephony will be facilitated using federated Teams calling with other Local Authorities, Central government and other federated partners. Some of the council functions will require staff to be able to call an external number of an organisation or an individual with whom the council is not federated, to facilitate this all staff will have an E5 licences applied to them, licencing them for external calling.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059477
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054053-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £94,400 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 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
- PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@plymouth.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PLYMOUTH
- Postcode
- PL1 3BJ
- Post Town
- Plymouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK41 Plymouth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Plymouth
- Electoral Ward
- St Peter and the Waterfront
- Westminster Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054053-2025
4th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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