Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of On Board SIM Cards - Avanti West Coast
Notice Description
This tender involves the replacement and/or upgrade of Vodafone and 3 SIM cards within the Avanti West Coast fleet, with support from the current suppliers. The supplier shall be responsible for provisioning all Vodafone and 3 SIM cards used within the Avanti West Coast fleet. This will be a collaborative effort involving the supplier, Alstom, Hitachi, and McLaren: Alstom and Hitachi will manage the physical replacement of SIM cards where necessary. McLaren will verify that the SIM cards are correctly installed and fully operational. The replacement and provisioning process will be carried out in stages, aligned with the availability of the fleet. Each train must be in the depot to facilitate the SIM card replacement by Alstom and Hitachi.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This project involves the replacement and/or upgrade of Vodafone and 3 SIM cards within the Avanti West Coast fleet, with support from the current suppliers. The supplier shall be responsible for provisioning all Vodafone and 3 SIM cards used within the Avanti West Coast fleet. This will be a collaborative effort involving the supplier, Alstom, Hitachi, and McLaren: Alstom and Hitachi will manage the physical replacement of SIM cards where necessary. McLaren will verify that the SIM cards are correctly installed and fully operational. The replacement and provisioning process will be carried out in stages, aligned with the availability of the fleet. Each train must be in the depot to facilitate the SIM card replacement by Alstom and Hitachi.
Options: Options may be considered.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc53
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004010-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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- CPV Codes
31712112 - SIM cards
32412100 - Telecommunications network
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- gita.rehal@avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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