Official UK procurement notice
Network and Telephony support - 2025
Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMerseytravel are looking to appoint a strategic partner to provide ongoing maintenance and support for our network and telecommunications platforms. The current platform is an Alcatel-Lucent Omniswitch/OmniPCX networks which was refreshed during 2020. Merseytravel are looking for a partner who can support the current infrastructure and also provide agnostic strategic advice / support on future requirements based on business need. The overall contract term for this agreement will be 2 years. Please note that the successful bidder must be an Alcatel - Lucent Business partner.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Authority reference
DN780909- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072464- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ddd9Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published10 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Communications Corporate Solutions | £159,183 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Network and Telephony support - 2025 · Southern Communications Corporate Solutions
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2025
- Value
- £159,183
- Period
- 6 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender