Mobile and Telephony contracts
Dear Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium,
I hope you are well.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please kindly answer the questions below.
Telephony System
1. What is your current telephony system?
2. How many users of the telephony system?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. Are you considering or interested in Microsoft Teams Voice (Direct Routing)?
5. The name (separately) and email address of the primary contact for this contract?
6. Current annual spend?
Mobile phone contracts
1. Who is your current mobile phone provider?
2. How many mobile connections?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. How long do you contract for (24 or 36 months)?
5. The name (separately) and email address of the primary contact for this contract?
6. Current annual spend?
Crown Commercial Services frameworks
Do you procure through the Networks Services 2 framework? (RM3808 previously RM1045)
If not, how do you procure mobiles and telecommunication services/solutions?
Yours faithfully,
Terry Shepherd
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Helen Noyes
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Dear Terry Shepherd
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Regards
Helen Noyes
Administrator
SUMS Group (PSS, SUPC and SUMS Consulting)
T: 0118 935 7081 W : [3]www.sums.org.uk,
[4]www.heprocurementsolutions.ac.uk, [5]www.supc.ac.uk
[6]SUMS Group Support Staff Email Banner - August 2020
SUMS Consulting, Procurement Shared Service and SUPC are operating units
of Southern Universities Management
Services a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales
No. 02732244 Charity Number 1042175
Registered office: Reading Enterprise Centre University of Reading,
Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6BU
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