--- title: "Invitation to Tender - St Helens Chamber - Mobile Phones" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ST HELENS CHAMBER LIMITED" published: "2019-09-05" --- # Invitation to Tender - St Helens Chamber - Mobile Phones Buyer: ST HELENS CHAMBER LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2cab832a-2bbe-48bb-9f0b-5d91406ddde8.json) ## Summary The St Helens Chamber Limited is currently conducting a tender for the supply of mobile phone connections and data services, titled "Invitation to Tender - St Helens Chamber - Mobile Phones". This procurement falls within the telecommunications industry, specifically under mobile telephones (CPV code: 32250000). The tender process is at the planning stage, with a submission deadline for tenders set for 4 PM on 4th October 2019. The contract, valued at £35,000, is expected to commence on 1st November 2019 for an initial two-year term, with the possibility of extending for another two years based on performance. Key dates in the process include the deadline for questions on 20th September and notifications to shortlisted tenderers occurring by 9th October. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to grow by providing innovative mobile communication solutions. Companies with expertise in flexible billing platforms, data management, and mobile network services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Furthermore, businesses that can demonstrate their ability to adapt to changing connection needs will find this tender especially relevant, as the St Helens Chamber seeks providers capable of adjusting numbers of connections and preserving consistent data service quality. ## Notice Specification - St Helens Chamber is seeking a provider to supply mobile phone connections and data connections. We are content to have pricing from any of the big four networks. We currently use bundled minutes and data and find this works well for us as it is easy to budget for and keep track of. However we are content to be offered a solution based on both bundled minutes and data, or pay as we use. Our current provision is provided by Vodafone. Our current contract includes 68 voice and 48 data connections, unlimited minutes / texts and a data pool of 100GB. We find this is a good fit for our current use and on an average month use approx 80GB of our data pool. We require 70 mobile phone connections all requiring voice and data. We also require 50 data only connections for our fleet of IPad's. Note these numbers may be subject to change at the point of signing the contract. Please base pricing on 70/50. A flexible billing platform is essential - we would like to be able to view information such as, how much data we are using and how many minutes people are using. It must be easy to swap names assigned to numbers and set up general usage alerts etc. We also require flexibility on the contract to be able to add and remove connections when necessary. After the tenders have been submitted and scored, we may invite shortlisted tenderers in for a presentation stage. Term of Appointment The service provider will be appointed initially for a term of 2 years commencing Friday 1st of November 2019. Subject to satisfactory annual performance approved by the IT Manager, there is the possibility of being reappointed for a further 2 year term. Additional information: Please see full ITT document for all other information. Tender Timeline Deadline for submission of questions (4pm deadline) - Friday 20th September 2019 Questions answered by St Helens Chamber - Tuesday 24th September 2019 Return of Tender submission 4PM - Friday 4th October 2019 Notification to Short-listed tenderers (if applicable) - Wednesday 9th October 2019 Tenderer presentations (if applicable) - Wednesday 16th October 2019 It is the Chamber's intention to award the contract by Friday October 18th. However if we have reached a decision sooner than this, we will notify accordingly. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/291676ea-352c-460a-ab76-5a2d0d15f4cc | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Sep 2019 | | Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2019 - 31 Oct 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ST HELENS CHAMBER LIMITED | | Locality | ST HELENS | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA10 1FY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside | | Local authority | St. Helens | | Electoral ward | Peasley Cross & Fingerpost | | Westminster constituency | St Helens South and Whiston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 32250000 - Mobile telephones ## Release History - 5 Sep 2019 at 15:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/291676ea-352c-460a-ab76-5a2d0d15f4cc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/291676ea-352c-460a-ab76-5a2d0d15f4cc 5th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/31e865ee-7e79-4a49-b2bd-704e7ccd1824 Invitation to Tender Document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/99164743-5aee-47b7-adeb-90f620e87aed Supporting Information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3d135a42-1997-4042-8461-432eb4acca21 Testimonial Cover Sheet ## Notice URLs - http://www.sthelenschamber.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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