Telephony and Communication Services Dynamic Purchasing System

A Tender Notice
by SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Dps (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£-£30M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
11 Dec 2024
Delivery
To 06 Mar 2030 (est.)
Deadline
27 Mar 2026 12:00

Concepts

Location

Scotland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Authority is exercising its option to extend its collaborative Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Telephony And Communication Services for an additional 12 months until 27 March 2026. The DPS comprises of two lots: Lot 1 - Telephony and Communication Services Lot 2 - Enterprise Bundled Services The DPS will remain open for new suppliers to apply to join. Current suppliers on the DPS do not need to re-apply and will remain on the DPS. Full details of the requirement can be found on a previous Contract Notice which was issued on 17 February 2022, details as follows: Reference No:FEB441070 OCID:ocds-r6ebe6-0000672959

Lot Division

1 Telephony and Communication Services

Suppliers must complete the Single Procurement Document (SPD) Scotland and meet the minimum entry criteria, detailed within this Contract Notice, to be established on the DPS. Due to the wide and diverse nature of this lot, it is not possible to list all the types of services envisaged. However, some examples (non-exhaustive list) include; Provision of voice calls services & infrastructure, electronic billing services, broadband provision & services, Direct Dial-In (DDI) provision, traditional telephony including line rental including, telephony as a service, Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), migration management support, paging services, non-geographic numbers, Directory Enquiries, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunks, point to point circuits, provision of Internet Protocol (IP) telephony, telephony software services, provision of telephony through a hosted or cloud based solution, call centre/contact centre, maintenance and support services, messaging services, unified communications, Intelligent Voice Response (IVR), automated call distribution, audio conferencing, web conferencing, video conferencing, webcasting, wi-fi services. Suppliers must have at least 12 months experience delivering the types of services within this lot. Please provide details about the services you can provide under this lot including at least 2 relevant case study examples from the last 3 years. Examples from public and/or private sector may be provided. Please try and be as clear and concise as possible and preferably within 2 sides of text on the relevant case study evidence form. Do not include hyperlinks or embed files to this response and ensure acronyms are explained in full. Note: at least two case study examples are required for each lot. A copy of the case study evidence form can be found at section 4C.1.2 of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) Scotland within Public Contracts Scotland – Tender (PCS-T). The form should be downloaded, populated with relevant case study examples and uploaded. Suppliers can apply for either or both lots. Suppliers should be aware there is not a requirement to provide all services within this lot, applications can be submitted for discrete elements of the services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this DPS if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award Criteria
Technical Weighting 40-80%
price 20-60%
2 Enterprise Bundled Services

Suppliers must complete the Single Procurement Document (SPD) Scotland and meet the minimum entry criteria detailed within this Contract Notice to be established on the DPS. The scope of this lot will include all services as detailed within Lot 1 and will also include mobile voice and data services. This lot will provide a one stop shop for organisations who wish to purchase all their telephony and communication solutions through a single procurement exercise. Mobile voice and data services can be procured via this lot but only as part of wider services from Lot 1 and cannot be procured as a standalone requirement. Suppliers must have at least 12 months experience delivering the services within this lot. Please provide details about the services you can provide under this lot including at least 2 relevant case study examples from the last 3 years. Examples from public and/or private sector may be provided. Please note that suppliers are required to demonstrate case study evidence of providing bundled services. This evidence should include mobile voice and data services in addition to some, or all, of the services within Lot 1 as single project/procurement. Please try and be as clear and concise as possible and preferably within 2 sides of text on the relevant case study evidence form. Do not include hyperlinks or embed files to this response and ensure acronyms are explained in full. Note: at least two case study examples are required for each lot. A copy of the case study evidence form can be found at section 4C.1.2 of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) Scotland document within Public Contracts Scotland – Tender (PCS-T). The form should be downloaded, populated with relevant case study examples and uploaded. Suppliers can apply for either or both lots. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this DPS if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award Criteria
Technical 40-80%
price 20-60%

CPV Codes

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services
  • 32321200 - Audio-visual equipment
  • 32342100 - Headphones
  • 32342200 - Earphones
  • 32342440 - Voice-mail system
  • 32344100 - Portable receivers for calling and paging
  • 32351000 - Accessories for sound and video equipment
  • 32400000 - Networks
  • 32410000 - Local area network
  • 32420000 - Network equipment
  • 32430000 - Wide area network
  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
  • 32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment
  • 32540000 - Switchboards
  • 32550000 - Telephone equipment
  • 45314200 - Installation of telephone lines
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 48214000 - Network operating system software package
  • 48219100 - Gateway software package
  • 48219500 - Switch or router software package
  • 48219700 - Communications server software package
  • 48219800 - Bridge software package
  • 48314000 - Voice recognition software package
  • 48316000 - Presentation software package
  • 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
  • 48510000 - Communication software package
  • 48821000 - Network servers
  • 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • 50312300 - Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
  • 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
  • 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
  • 51340000 - Installation services of line telephony equipment
  • 64213000 - Shared-business telephone network services
  • 64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services
  • 64214200 - Telephone switchboard services
  • 64214400 - Communication land-line rental
  • 64215000 - IP telephone services
  • 64216000 - Electronic message and information services
  • 64222000 - Teleworking services
  • 64223000 - Paging services
  • 64224000 - Teleconferencing services
  • 64226000 - Telematics services
  • 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services
  • 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
  • 72315000 - Data network management and support services
  • 72710000 - Local area network services
  • 72720000 - Wide area network services
  • 79510000 - Telephone-answering services
  • 79511000 - Telephone operator services
  • 79512000 - Call centre
  • 31712112 - SIM cards
  • 32250000 - Mobile telephones
  • 32252000 - GSM telephones
  • 32252100 - Hands-free mobile telephones
  • 32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment
  • 64212000 - Mobile-telephone services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Financial restrictions apply.
  • Technical restrictions apply.
  • It is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for many bidders.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This notice formally further extends the Scottish Government collaborative Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Telephony and Communication Services for an additional 12 months until 27 March 2026. The DPS will remain open for new suppliers to apply to join. Current suppliers on the DPS do not need to re-apply and will remain on the DPS. Further details including a supplier guide and current supplier list can be found at the following URL - https://www.gov.scot/publications/telephony-communications-services-dynamic-purc... … For information, the reference to the Scottish Business Pledge within Public Contracts Scotland-Tender is no longer valid and should be ignored. No form of volume guarantee has been granted by the Authority. The Authority shall not be bound to order any of the services referred to within each lot description. The DPS will be open to entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria. Suppliers should note that buying organisations may incorporate a preferred bidder stage in their invitation to tender process to allow them to carry out appropriate due diligence on the preferred supplier. The Authority will have the right to request evidence that entry criteria is still valid at any point during the life of the Dynamic Purchasing System with evidence to be provided via an updated SPD to the Authority within 5 working days of request being issued. There will be an ongoing requirement for suppliers to provide management information on call-off contracts awarded under this DPS. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 20254. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits requirements will be determined at each individual call-off contract. (SC Ref:784424)

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