Published date: 20 January 2025
Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.
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Closing: 17 February 2025, 12pm
Contract summary
Industry
GSM telephones - 32252000
Hands-free mobile telephones - 32252100
Hands-free mobile telephones (wireless) - 32252110
Show additional CPV codes for this notice
Short Message Service (SMS) services - 64212100
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) services - 64212200
Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services - 64212300
Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) services - 64212600
Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) services - 64212700
Location of contract
M15JW
Value of contract
£900,000 to £1,980,000
Procurement reference
GC25 - 014-102
Published date
20 January 2025
Closing date
17 February 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
What is an open procedure (below threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Growth Company (GC) are seeking to appoint a mobile telephony provider that can support our end user mobile hardware requirement, calls, texts, data and associated mobile telephony services.
The successful provider will consistently provide high quality products and services and active account management to provide a seamless communications service delivery across GC and full integration with GC applications and infrastructure including Microsoft 365. GC aims to ensure our communication technologies remain agile and fit for purpose, whilst ensuring the solutions remain cost effective and provide value for money.
GC's Key Objectives:
1. Comprehensive Account Management - We require active and engaged account management to ensure our contract is managed effectively and with full visibility and control of costs alongside strategies to manage end user behaviour and out of bundle costs.
2 Flexible and Agile Contract Approach - we require a co-terminus contract that can allow additional, flexible connections to be added and removed during the term. We require pooled data and unrestricted or pooled minute and text provision.
3 Zero Touch Fulfilment - Our chosen partner will undertake the configuration, asset tagging (this is device dependent) and maintenance/warranty swap out of our mobile hardware portfolio directly to the sites or end users across the regions we work.
4 Value for Money, Cost Surety and Efficiency - we need to ensure the contract remains good value through the term and the account is actively managed to reduce the risk of excess and unused connections and accounting queries are minimised.
5 Unification with MS Teams - we are keen to integrate mobile telephony with MS Teams for a unified platform.
All handsets must have a minimum of:
1. 64gb storage capacity.
2. 5G.
3. The ability to support Microsoft applications as well as Microsoft Intune.
4. Android Charger.
5. Protective case and screen.
To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth
Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents. Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal. Please ensure ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid.
The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers.
The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 12:00pm on Monday 17th February 2025.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Marc Ripley
Address
Lee House
90 Great Bridgewater Street
Manchester
M15JW
England
Email
marc.ripley@growthco.uk
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