Notice Information
Notice Title
Telephony Services
Notice Description
Telephony services including maintenance and monitoring service
Lot Information
Lot 1
The proposal should be for services commencing on 21 March 2026 and finishing on 20 March 2028 with a possible extension for a further two years and include the following: 1. Landlines Lines which are detailed in the attached spreadsheet, including: - 3 analogue line rentals with level 4 care required - 1 analogue line rental requiring FTTC with level 1 care required - 6 SoGEA connections with level 1 care required - 1 SoGEA connections with level 2.5 care required - 1 number with 10 SIP channels which support 60 DDI numbers including 2 Streamline lines -1 line is required for the Voice Mail Auto attendant 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 a virtual Avaya IP500 using Avaya Workplace. 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 2 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000816498
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544128
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Dec 20253 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Depending on whether the extension is used, this will next be published in autumn 2027 or autumn 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ABERTAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
- Contact Name
- Marjorie Sloan
- Contact Email
- marjorie.sloan@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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544128
Telephony Services - Telephony services including maintenance and monitoring service
Notice URLs
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