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title: "Project_25122 Unified Communications Team Hardware and Purchase Installation (2)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e795"
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# Project_25122 Unified Communications Team Hardware and Purchase Installation (2)

Buyer: Department for Work & Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e795

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## Summary

The Department for Work & Pensions procured IT services for a Unified Communications environment, focused on wrap-around support for its Microsoft Teams estate. The requirement also covers associated team hardware and purchase installation. This is a service contract combining technology support with the supply and installation of communications hardware, rather than a standalone equipment purchase. Delivery and activity are based in Blackpool. The named buyer is the Department for Work & Pensions, a UK government department. The work is classified under IT services covering consulting, software development, internet and support. The requirement was organised as a single lot covering the Unified Communications support service and related hardware activity.

The procurement has been awarded. The contract was signed on 30 November 2022 and has a duration of 1,800 days, including extension options; the stated service period ran from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2025. The contract value is £9,000,000 including VAT. Stone Technologies Ltd trading as Converge Technology Solutions was selected for the single lot. The award is recorded as active and the contract is also active. The procurement used a tender process under the 2014 EU public procurement legal basis. The published contract amendment corrected the highest value to include VAT: the earlier stated range of £4.8 million to £7.5 million was corrected to £4.8 million to £9 million, with both figures VAT-inclusive.

This procurement demonstrates substantial demand from the Department for Work & Pensions for managed support of a Microsoft Teams estate, alongside communications hardware procurement and installation. Competitors would need credible Microsoft Teams and unified communications capability, including the capacity to provide continuing wrap-around support rather than a one-off deployment. Relevant strengths would include technical support operations, estate management, troubleshooting, software and internet support, hardware sourcing, and installation delivery in Blackpool. The selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the requirement can suit providers able to maintain a sizeable service operation and handle public-sector delivery. Businesses preparing for a future requirement should be able to demonstrate dependable support capacity across the full technology lifecycle.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract with Unified Comms - wrap around support contract for the MS Teams estate

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078977-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Work & Pensions |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Stone Technologies Ltd t/a Converge Technology Solutions |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 13:19 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078977-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stonecomputers.co.uk
- https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

## Provenance

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