Short Message Service (SMS) services

Tender description

This procurement process was undertaken for the supply of an SMS service for the Jisc Community. The service will be “Janet” branded but fully managed by the successful supplier, who will be responsible for providing, operating and maintaining the hardware and software upon which the service operates. The purpose of this framework was to provide a web-based portal for the delivery of Short Message Service (SMS) — branded “Janet txt”. The service is intended for organisational use within the Jisc community, with individual contracts being established between the successful supplier and the user organisations. The purpose of the service is to enable operators at each user organisation to manipulate text messages and send them to designated users. The service provides the ability for authorised administrators at each organisation to manage the creation and deletion of operator accounts. The open procedure was utilised following publication of the tender documents on 9.1.2018, responses were requested by the deadline date of 8.2.2018.