Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Mindelsohn Way Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
UK
Contact person: Abdul Alim
E-mail: abdul.alim@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Session Initiation Protocol Services
Reference number: PROC.08.0256
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to provide a consolidated service to handle inbound and outbound Telephony traffic using SIP.<br/><br/>The contract term is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
292 739.40
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32412100
32524000
32412100
32412100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to provide a consolidated service to handle inbound and outbound Telephony traffic using SIP.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical/Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-010776
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CONVERGENCE (GROUP NETWORKS) LIMITED
03815417
One Cranmore Cranmore Drive, Shirley
Solihull
B90 4RZ
UK
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.convergencegroup.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 292 739.40
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Mindelsohn Way Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/06/2023