Notice Information
Notice Title
IT197 - Unified Communications Solution
Notice Description
IT197 - Unified Communications Solution Birmingham City University award for the implementation of Unified Communications. A streamlined and integrated voice solution enabling calls via Microsoft Teams across all BCU devices, regardless of location - providing flexible and responsive communication for staff. The procurement utilised RM6116 - Network Services 3 framework via Crown Commercial Service, Unified Communications Lot (Lot 4B) and the Further Competition option.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Birmingham City University award for the implementation of Unified Communications. A streamlined and integrated voice solution enabling calls via Microsoft Teams across all BCU devices, regardless of location - providing flexible and responsive communication for staff.
Procurement Information
Further competition against the RM6116 framework, Lot 4B - Unified Communication Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-032820 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ed16
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e44a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075182-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64200000 - Telecommunications services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,395,607 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Sep 20254 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
- BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Jamie Cupper
- Contact Email
- jamie.cupper@bcu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 7BD
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Nechells
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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