Official UK procurement notice
NPTC - Unified Communications
Authority: NPTC Group of Colleges (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAt Neath Port Talbot College (T/A NPTC Group of Colleges) communication is key to how we-engage with our students, staff and businesses. Whilst the telephone system has vastly reduced in recent years, with other forms of communication being more prevalent, a telephone still has its place in many areas including during enrolment and daily College operations
Currently the College has one Microsoft Team telephony system with one Contact Centre system that integrates with a Customer Relations Management solution.
The College is seeking ways in which to leverage the full potential of Microsoft Teams telephony system whilst ensuring that calls are directed to the appropriate team to deliver the best experience for our students, staff and businesses.
AI and advanced analytics are exploratory at this stage and will be assessed for future potential rather than assumed as in-scope deliverables.
The NPTC are seeking to publish a competitive tender for a Unified Communications.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: ITE Stage 1: Rfe Stage 1: SQ Stage 2: Advertisement Stage 2: Advertisement Stage 3: ITT Stage 4: Standstill Stage 5: Award
CPV: Communications system maintenance services · Desktop communications software development services · Installation services of communications equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 5 Jun 2026, 11:20 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 10:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 May 2027
- Authority reference
CA17239- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053227- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae79Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: ITE
Stage 1: Rfe
Stage 1: SQ
Stage 2: Advertisement
Stage 2: Advertisement
Stage 3: ITT
Stage 4: Standstill
Stage 5: Award
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
5 Jun 2026 → 13 May 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 11:20 BST
- Clarification questions by125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 10:48 BST
- Submission deadline113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 203 days13 May 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 204 days13 May 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 11:20 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 10:48 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST30 Jun 2026, 10:48 BST+1 days · was 30 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender