Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Council
Delamere House, Delamere Street
Crewe
CW12JZ
Contact
Michael Ashworth
michael.ashworth@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1270686953
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD62 - Cheshire East
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
C2044 Cloud Telephony
Reference number
24 052
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West have a requirement for the Cloud Telephony by way of a contract for 3 years. The Procurement is being undertaken jointly with Cheshire East and Cheshire West & Chester Borough Councils, with Cheshire East being the lead council for the purpose of procurement. There will be a separate contract between Cheshire East and a separate contract for Cheshire West & Chester Borough Council. The contracts have been awarded to Gamma Network Solutions Ltd.
This notice relates to Cheshire East Council Only.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £112,068
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD6 - Cheshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Borough Councils have indicated a desire to vacate their own primary data centre and network centre. The Session Border Controllers [SBC] based in the primary data centre, and secondary location (resilience) are near end-of-life and due for replacement. Consequently the equipment needs to be displaced or replaced with a cloud-based service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria - includes 10% for Social value / Weighting: 65
Cost criterion - Name: Most Economically Advantageous Tender / Weighting: 45
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-027532
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C2944
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gamma Network Solutions
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
6783485
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £112,068
Total value of the contract/lot: £112,068
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract is an award under Crown Commercial Service framework Network Services 3 RM6116 Lot 4b - Digital Communications Services (Unified Communications)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom