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title: "Provision and Management of a Unified Communications Solution"
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# Provision and Management of a Unified Communications Solution

Buyer: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ea2fbbc-81c2-4ddc-8acf-d14212a6cf86

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## Summary

The County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is seeking a partner for the provision and management of a Unified Communications solution. This opportunity involves the provision of infrastructure, support, maintenance, training, software, licensing, and functionality. The tender has a total value of £150,000 and falls under the services category. The procurement method is selective, with a restricted procedure. The tender period ends on 13th January 2023, and the contract period extends from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026.

This tender by County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in repair, maintenance, and installation services of telecommunication equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations may find this tender particularly suitable. Businesses interested in providing innovative and cost-effective Unified Communications solutions should consider participating in this procurement process to support the operational needs of the Authority.

## Notice

2.1 The Authority wishes to engage with a third party for the provision and management of a Unified Communications solution. This opportunity to assist the Authority covers the following main areas and is fully described in Appendix 7 Specification for Provision and Management of a Unified Communications Solution and includes i. The provision of a communications infrastructure which is cost effective, secure, reliable and resilient. ii. Support, maintenance, and training on the delivered solution iii. The provision of relevant software, licencing, features, and functionality to support the organisational business as usual requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73e9fa8c-ecb7-455d-8ea0-8876081233fe |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| 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 | COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 1TW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Belmont |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 50333200 - Repair and maintenance services of radiotelephony apparatus
- 50334000 - Repair and maintenance services of line telephony and line telegraphy equipment
- 50334100 - Repair and maintenance services of line telephony equipment
- 51330000 - Installation services of radiotelephony apparatus
- 51340000 - Installation services of line telephony equipment

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2022 at 17:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73e9fa8c-ecb7-455d-8ea0-8876081233fe

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73e9fa8c-ecb7-455d-8ea0-8876081233fe
  6th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=57908&B=BLUELIGHT
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33150
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ddfire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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