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title: "Telecommunications, Digital Inclusion and Internet of Things"
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# Telecommunications, Digital Inclusion and Internet of Things

Buyer: PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-137c257a-dae3-4788-8fe1-400a70652c2e

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Procurement for Housing (PfH), a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector, issuing a tender for "Telecommunications, Digital Inclusion and Internet of Things" services. This open procedure is currently in the Award stage, having begun on 7th February 2022, with a contract period that extends until 6th February 2026. The total value of the awarded framework agreements is £82,500,000, covering the delivery addresses across the UK and other regions. The tender period ended on 27th September 2021.

This framework creates significant opportunities for businesses involved in telecommunications and associated services, particularly those offering cloud-based solutions, mobile communications, and unified communications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to participate, particularly those with innovative approaches in digital inclusion and Internet of Things technologies, allowing them to engage with a broad range of clients, primarily within the social housing sector managed by PfH members.

## Notice

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK' social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting.PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015PfH has sought to establish a national Framework Agreement for Telecommunications, Digital Inclusion, Internet of Things and associated services.The Framework will be awarded for an initial period of three years and may be extended for a further year (4 years in total)The framework is intended to provide services and associated products relating to networking and security including cloud based solutions, voice solutions, unified communications, mobile communications and total communications, in addition to providing solution to support digital inclusion and solutions utilising the Internet of Things technologies.For further information please refer to the procurement documentation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b69ac4ed-d303-41da-9340-b203c359d138 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 7 Feb 2022 - 6 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £82,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £82,500,000 |
| 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 | PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING |
| Locality | BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA2 0YL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Poulton North |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | 4G SCOTLAND LTD T/A 5G SCOTLAND; 4NET TECHNOLOGIES; ABZORB GROUP; AWTG; BRITANNIC TECHNOLOGIES; CCS MEDIA; CGI IT; CHAMELEON DIGITIZATION; CHESS ICT; DAISY COMMUNICATIONS; NETCALL TECHNOLOGY; NORTH SV; SOCIAL TELECOMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64200000 - Telecommunications services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2022 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b69ac4ed-d303-41da-9340-b203c359d138

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b69ac4ed-d303-41da-9340-b203c359d138
  15th February 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB163779
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk

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