# IP Telephony Services - con\_11015

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Gamma Telecom Limited](/contract-winners/gamma-telecom/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £179,725
- Tender value: £234,296
- Award date: 1 July 2021
- Published: 24 June 2024
- Contract start: 14 July 2021
- Contract end: 13 July 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 56843fd4-a6a5-4f12-a3f9-7b651f5aae40-761654
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab591aec-0725-4795-8350-0332de56a57c

## Description

The IP telephony footprint at the Department for Education has reduced by almost 90% following a change in strategy and has been further escalated by the need to appropriately respond to COVID\. However, there is still residual requirement to provide IP telephony services for a number of use cases, which will be supplied under this Call-Off Contract: - Meeting Room Phones - Resilience Desk Phones - Facilities/Reception Phones - Ministerial Phones - Fax Lines IP telephony services will be delivered to each of the department's sites directly via public internet connections\. The Call-Off Contract will also include the supply of pre-configured hardware to support the IP telephony offering, alongside implementation services, DDI porting and end user admin training\. Initial term - 14/07/21 - 13/07/24 Extension Options - 2 years \(1 \+ 1\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56843fd4-a6a5-4f12-a3f9-7b651f5aae40-761654)