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title: "Awarded contract: Leeds North Unified Communications System RM 1405 Further Competition"
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# Awarded contract: Leeds North Unified Communications System RM 1405 Further Competition

Buyer: EMBED HEALTH CONSORTIUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-02e65c87-e5f7-44da-8fe3-6454a48ddbb1

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## Summary

The Leeds North Unified Communications System contract has been awarded by the eMBED Health Consortium, with a total value of £240,000. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically for telephone and data transmission services, and is located in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England. The contract period spans from 31 March 2018 to 31 March 2020, following the tender period that ended on 24 January 2018. The successful supplier is Freedom Communications (UK) Ltd, and the contract focuses on enhancing communications among GP practices to support extended service delivery and collaborative working.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in communication technologies and services that serve the healthcare sector. Companies with capabilities in implementing unified communications systems, as well as those offering innovative solutions to support primary care networks, will find this procurement highly relevant. With a two-year implementation period, businesses can strategise to position themselves competitively for future tenders in similar projects within the health sector.

## Notice

Contract Award: The details of the requirement and the process to be followed have been sent to the provided contact details of the suppliers listed on Lot 10 of CCS framework RM1045. The Leeds CCGs Partnership wish to collaborate to oversee, direct and mobilise arrangements for the procurement and support implementation of new UCS. The successful supplier will need to ensure that implementation is coordinated with the CCG, alongside the implementation of the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) which will replace the GP Practices N3 connections over 2018/19. The UCS will enhance communications between GP Practices, supporting the objectives of extended seven day and mobile working, the development of groups of GP practices working collaboratively across a locality to support primary care working at scale, a re-designed community urgent care service and new models of care based around a flexible workforce with new types of workforce working around and within GP practices. The expected implementation of the project will be over 2 years from March/April 2018. We anticipate a large number of sites will want implementation of the UCS early in Year 1 but some practices may come on board in Year 2 as their existing phone contracts expire.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ed8441-1019-421f-ae2f-af3883d75804 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jan 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £240,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EMBED HEALTH CONSORTIUM |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS16 6EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Weetwood |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services

## Release History

- 4 May 2018 at 09:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ed8441-1019-421f-ae2f-af3883d75804

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ed8441-1019-421f-ae2f-af3883d75804
  4th May 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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