Basic Information

Reference Number

00002520041

Issuing Organization

Provincial Health Services Authority BC

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

PHSA 03727

Title

PBX Support Notice of Intent

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2021/02/25 09:55:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2021/03/08 05:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Kim, Warren

604-297-9082

warren.kim@phsa.ca

Description

Notice is hereby given by the Provincial Health Services Authority ("PHSA"), as agent for Fraser Health Authority ("FHA"), Interior Health Authority ("IHA"), Northern Health Authority ("NHA") and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority ("VCHA") of its intent to directly award a Contract to the following supplier to provide support and maintenance on legacy Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and related voice equipment for FHA, PHSA, IHA, NHA and VCH at an estimated value of $3,000,000 total.

Telus Communications Company
510 West Georgia St
Vancouver, BC V6B 0M3

In accordance with applicable trade agreements, PHSA, as agent for the Health Authorities has chosen not to proceed with a competitive process for the following reason:

(a) to ensure compatibility with existing products/systems

Rationale:
The FHA, PHSA, IHA, NHA and VCHA have legacy PBX and voice equipment deployed across their respective Health Authorities.
Telus is the only vendor that has stocked legacy parts in depots across the Province which are required to support the existing PBX and related voice equipment in these regions. Any disruption of support and maintenance of PBX and related voice equipment would cause risk to the delivery of safe and effective healthcare.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.