Tender

Telephony Services

ABERTAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD

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Tender

24 Nov 2025 at 00:00

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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

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