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ClosedStage · preprocurement

Cornwall Council

014-Q1 17-SH - RFI for Skype Compatible Headsets & Webcams

Office & Computing EquipmentCPV 30200000 32500000
Value£150k
Deadline23 Feb 2018
Published10 May 2017
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 10 May 2017ClosedCloses 23 Feb 2018
Contract value in context
£150ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Office & Computing Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 8,857 valued Office & Computing Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Cornwall Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers who can meet all of the legal requirements of Cornwall Council contracts.

Skype For Business is part of the Council's wider IS Investment Plan to modernise and upgrade its ICT infrastructure.

Key Objectives Cornwall Council are looking to explore options for Skype Compatible / Approved headsets and webcams to support its planned deployment of Skype for Business across the organisation.

The Council wish to explore headset solutions both wired and wireless including noise reduction options.

They also wish to explore webcam solutions for use on desktop PC's where laptops with integrated webcams are not available.

The Council has approximately 200 sites and 8,000 users who work in a variety of ways from office based to home working.

Office based staff mainly fall into two categories fixed location, with a static PC and in some cases dual monitors or flexible workers.

Flexible workers hot desk, using laptops which connect to docking stations and provide an additional screen, mouse, keyboard and network connection.

Flexible workers will also use a VPN connection to connect from home or other remote locations.

The Council would like to look at options that meet these requirements and trial devices and solutions over a short period in late May.

Contract This is a Request of Information at this stage, providers who make submission will be automatically invited to tender, once the council have decided upon the products that are required.

Conditions of Participation Organisations wishing to register an interested in responding to this RFI should go to https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ to express their interest.

You will also be able view and respond to the SQ (Standard Questionnaire) at the same time, view other attached documents and send questions and queries via the messaging system within the website.

All communications regarding this tender must be via this messaging system.

If you need any assistance using the e-tendering website please visit https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ All communication and questions must be via https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ website.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Cornwall Council are looking to explore options

Cornwall Council are looking to explore options for Skype Compatible / Approved headsets and webcams to support its planned deployment of Skype for Business across the organisation.

02

They also wish to explore webcam solutions

They also wish to explore webcam solutions for use on desktop PC's where laptops with integrated webcams are not available.

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Flexible workers hot desk, using laptops

Flexible workers hot desk, using laptops which connect to docking stations and provide an additional screen, mouse, keyboard and network connection.

04

Organisations wishing to register an interested in

Organisations wishing to register an interested in responding to this RFI should go to.

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All communications regarding this tender must

All communications regarding this tender must be via this messaging system.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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OCID
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Stage
preprocurement · Closed
Source
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Buyer ref
CORNWALL001-DN263543-23367355
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