CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of a Mitel Telephone System

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Family Housing Association(Wales)Ltd("FHA"), based in Swansea in South Wales, needs to replace an existing Avaya IP406 telephone system situated at the head office in Swansea and offer to tender the contract for the Supply, Design, Maintenance and Support, of a Mitel MiVoice System. Please see the additional document 'FHA Wales Mitel MiVoice Tender' for details.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=24353.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Please see the additional document 'FHA Wales Mitel MiVoice Tender' for details.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see the additional document 'FHA Wales Mitel MiVoice Tender' for details.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please see the additional document 'FHA Wales Mitel MiVoice Tender' for details.

(WA Ref:24353)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Family Housing's commitment to deliver community benefit outcomes from its procurement activity is designed to ensure that wider social and economic issues are taken into account. The intention is to achieve the very best value for money in the widest sense.

The successful provider will be encouraged to secure other positive outcomes that may benefit the community they operate within. This may include:-

• working with local schools and colleges - work experience/work placements

• contributing to community regeneration schemes

Plus any other training and employment opportunities that may result from this.

Accordingly, the successful provider will be expected to consider opportunities to reflect this and identify how this may be monitored.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice