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HAFOD HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Unified Communications

Business ServicesCPV 51300000
Value£882k
Deadline10 Aug 2026
Published6 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Jul 202617 days leftCloses 10 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@hafod.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£882ktotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Hafod Housing Association is seeking a qualified Service Provider for the design, implementation, and support of a comprehensive, digital Unified Communications (UC) and omnichannel contact centre platform.

This contract will support Hafod's digital transformation and transition away from traditional PSTN/ISDN infrastructure.

Key Requirements Include: Core UC Services: Cloud/IP telephony, voice call packages, DDI management, and cross-device collaboration (voice, video, messaging on mobile, laptop, and tablet) utilizing existing WAN.

Integrations: Full integration with Microsoft 365 tenancy and Civica Cx (SaaS CRM).

Contact Centre Functionality: Omnichannel features including Automated Call Distribution (ACD), Intelligent Contact Routing (ICR/IVR) with speech recognition, administrative reporting tools, and call recording/quality management solutions.

Hardware & Support: Supply of supporting hardware, transformation/migration support, and ongoing maintenance.

Contract Duration: 3 years initially, with options to extend by up to 3 further periods of 2 years each (2+2+2), up to a maximum total duration of 9 years.

Estimated Contract Start Date: 28th September 2026.

Terms: Contract will be awarded under Hafod Standard Terms and Conditions for Services (Schedule 6).

Bidders may submit proposed amendments for consideration.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Hafod Housing Association is seeking a qualified

Hafod Housing Association is seeking a qualified Service Provider for the design, implementation, and support of a comprehensive, digital Unified Communications (UC) and omnichannel contact centre platform.

02

This contract will support Hafod's digital transformation

This contract will support Hafod's digital transformation and transition away from traditional PSTN/ISDN infrastructure.

03

Integrations: Full integration with Microsoft 365 tenancy

Integrations: Full integration with Microsoft 365 tenancy and Civica Cx (SaaS CRM).

04

Hardware & Support: Supply of supporting hardware

Hardware & Support: Supply of supporting hardware, transformation/migration support, and ongoing maintenance.

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

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c368
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
063060-2026
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