Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Essex · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Abzorb Ltd SME, Avoira Limited, Clarion Communication Systems SME, Daisy Communications, Exchange Communications Limited SME, Rydal Communications SME, Southern Communications Corporate Solutions Ltd, Start Communications Group Ltd, Talk Straight Limited SME, Tel Group Ltd, Glide SME, Currys t/a Currys Business
- Value
- £89,500,000 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Construction work · Ancillary works for telecommunications (CPV 45232332)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 055855-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Sep 2025
- Published11 Sep 2025Published the same day
Description
The Lot will involve, amongst other aspects, the supply of communications software, hardware, installation, training and support of communications supplies, services and solutions whereby users can use a multitude of different devices such as physical phones, software on laptops, PC’s and apps on mobiles to make and receive calls via a telephony platform. The Lot will provide the intelligent combining of voice, video, instant messaging, mobile voice and data, and other multimedia services in a bespoke way depending on the end users’ needs. This Lot will cover all encompassing solutions offering for example Desktop Agent/Supervisor, Contact Centre, Video Conferencing and Email/Text management functionality. It will also provide access to IP Telephony, Voice Over IP Services and Call Tariff Packages; encompassing the provision and support of IP solutions and Cyber Security provisions.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Communications Solutions: Unified Communications and Telephony | Abzorb Ltd SME, Avoira Limited, Clarion Communication Systems SME, Daisy Communications, Exchange Communications Limited SME +5 more | £22m |
| Communications Solutions: Network Connectivity | Abzorb Ltd SME, Avoira Limited, Daisy Communications, Glide SME, Rydal Communications SME +4 more | £22m |
| Communications Solutions: Mobile Communications | Abzorb Ltd SME, Avoira Limited, Currys t/a Currys Business, Daisy Communications, Rydal Communications SME +3 more | £22m |
| Communications Solutions: National One-Stop-Shop | Abzorb Ltd SME, Avoira Limited, Daisy Communications, Rydal Communications SME, Southern Communications Corporate Solutions Ltd +2 more | £23.5m |
About the suppliers
Abzorb Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04250521).
Avoira Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01763970).
Clarion Communication Systems: every public contract they have won.
Daisy Communications: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07954912).
Exchange Communications Limited: every public contract they have won.
Rydal Communications: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11136410).
Southern Communications Corporate Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02645307).
Start Communications Group Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Talk Straight Limited: every public contract they have won.
Tel Group Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Glide: every public contract they have won.
Currys t/a Currys Business: every public contract they have won.