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Royal Borough of Greenwich Mobile telephony

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

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25 Mar 2025 at 10:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has awarded a contract for mobile telephony services to Virgin Media Business Limited, trading as Virgin Media O2 Business. The procurement falls under the industry category of telecommunications services. The direct award was justified to avoid operational and financial disruption associated with changing service providers. The contract, which is in the Award stage, commenced on 31st March 2025 and will run until 30th October 2029, with the possibility of extension until 2031. The services will be delivered across various regions in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for large telecommunication service providers capable of managing extensive mobile telephony solutions. It highlights the potential for significant and long-term financial engagement, given the contract value of £1,050,000 gross. Moreover, businesses providing associated telecommunications goods and services could also benefit from related procurement opportunities within this contract period.

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Notice Title

Royal Borough of Greenwich Mobile telephony

Notice Description

Royal Borough of Greenwich Mobile telephony contract with Virgin Media Business T/A Virgin Media O2 Business

Procurement Information

Changing to an alternative provider would have considerable impact and disruption on service across RBG, both operationally, and financially. Arranging for every SIM card to be swapped out, practically, RBG would need to bear the expense of temporary staff to either work on the SIM swap of backfill for staff completing this work, for an estimated 8 months based on 5000+ connections. Service disruption, service areas would need to make staff available with their devices to enable this.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f849
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011060-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

32250000 - Mobile telephones

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£875,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
30 Mar 2025 - 30 Oct 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE18 6HQ
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Greenwich
Electoral Ward
Woolwich Arsenal
Westminster Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED T/A VIRGIN MEDIA O2 BUSINESS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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