Award

Telephony Services

ABERTAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD

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Summary of the contracting process

Abertay Housing Association Ltd, located in Dundee, is currently engaged in the procurement process for "Telephony Services," which entails the provision of landlines, maintenance, and monitoring services. This open procurement is in the active stage, with the tender deadline set for 9 December 2021. Services are expected to commence on 21 March 2022 and continue until 20 March 2024, with a potential extension for an additional two years. The associated budget for this project amounts to £30,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and businesses specialising in telecommunication services, maintenance, and related technology solutions. Companies with expertise in supplying landlines, call monitoring software, and operational integration with systems like Avaya IP500 would be particularly well-suited to compete. The comprehensive range of services requested indicates an inclination towards technically proficient vendors who can provide robust solutions tailored to the needs of the Abertay Housing Association.

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Notice Title

Telephony Services

Notice Description

Telephony services including landlines, maintenance and monnitoring service

Lot Information

Lot 1

The proposal should be for services commencing on 21 March 2022 and finishing on 20 March 2024 with a possible extension for a further two years and include the following: 1. Landlines Lines which are detailed in the attached spreadsheet including: - 19 analogue line rental - 4 of these also require ADSL and 2 require FTTC - 1 is a PSTN line - 1 is a business line with broadband - 9 require level 2.5 care, 5 require level 4 care and the remainder require level 1 care - One number has 10 SIP channels which support 43 DDI numbers including 2 Streamline lines - One line is required for the Voice Mail Auto attendant - 7 VOIP numbers - Current phone numbers to be maintained - A full maintenance package to be provided on all lines, including public holiday and out of hours cover. Our current phone system runs on an Avaya IP500 CCU. Suppliers should confirm that this system is suitable or, if not, suggest alternatives including costings. 2. Monitoring Call monitoring software should be able to: - Monitor up to ten agents - Record the number of calls - Record the number of lost calls (with the ability to set a time threshold below which it is not counted as a call) - Record the number of agents logged on and what their 'status' was at any given time - Record answer times (Minimum, maximum and average and number answered within target) - Further investigate any of the above, should the need arise - Format this data in a presentable way for the purposes of tracking trends (e.g. graphs, pie charts etc) easily - ideally without having to, but still being able to, export the data into excel and manipulate it as required. - Readily review historical call data for the purpose of tracking trends - Manager to be able to monitor performance and answer calls as agent at the same time. - Agents to select a variety of statuses depending on their delegated task and to be able to create bespoke status settings to allow agents statuses to be reviewed. The ability to set each status with different call receiving priorities. Service and training should be available during the Association's opening hours as set out in the background section. The Association does not currently record calls and has no immediate plans to introduce this. The Association would however want this functionality to be available.

Renewal: For further two years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000673066
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB439279
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Depending on whether the extension is used, this will next be published in autumn 2023 or autumn 2025

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ABERTAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
Contact Name
Marjorie Sloan
Contact Email
marjories@abertayha.co.uk, queries@abertayha.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1382903545

Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD4 9HE
Post Town
Dundee
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM71 Angus and Dundee City

Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
North East
Westminster Constituency
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EXCHANGE COMMUNICATIONS

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