--- title: "Fixed Line Voice Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"THE AUTHORITY\")" published: "2017-02-24" --- # Fixed Line Voice Services Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("THE AUTHORITY") Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357.json) ## Summary The Common Services Agency, commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland, is initiating a procurement process for Fixed Line Voice Services, with a planned contract value of £42 million. This procurement falls under the services category and aims to supply and deliver these services to various entities within NHS Scotland, including Health Boards and other NHS organisations. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, and a supplier information meeting is scheduled to be held in April 2017, following the issuance of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) notice on 24 March 2017. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the telecommunications industry, particularly those specialising in voice services. Companies capable of meeting the requirements for a framework agreement that spans four years, with potential extensions, would be well-suited to compete. The tender will provide detailed service requirements and specifications in the forthcoming documentation, making it essential for interested suppliers to attend the information session and stay updated on the procurement process. ## Notice Supply and delivery of Fixed Line Voice Services to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Health Boards, plus the Authority and other NHS organisations ) and all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Provision of Fixed Line Voice Services to NHS Scotland. The award is planned to be a framework agreement with a single supplier to provide the said Fixed Line Voice Services. The detailed information, service requirements and specifications will be available in the tender documentation.. The framework agreement is planned to be awarded for a 4 year duration and will include a formal call off contract which individual Health Boards will complete. These call off contracts shall be for a period of 3 years plus 3 x 12 month optional extension periods and it is this duration including extensions which the contract value reflects. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB274798 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Feb 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Mar 2017 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £42,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("THE AUTHORITY") | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH12 9EB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 64200000 - Telecommunications services - 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services ## Release History - 24 Feb 2017 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB274798 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB274798 Fixed Line Voice Services - Supply and delivery of Fixed Line Voice Services to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Health Boards, plus the Authority and other NHS organisations ) and all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/ - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=476357 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000476357.json.