Notice Information
Notice Title
Telephony and Communication Services to the British Embassy and its Consular Network in Spain
Notice Description
The British Embassy Spain and its Consular network is looking for a reliable telecommunication services provider(s). The requirements are split into 3 lots. The Authority reserves the right to award one or two suppliers if that is the Most Advantageous Tender ("MAT") solution. The potential bidders will be issued with generalised requirements in the first stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure (Request for Quotation). The exact scope and final requirements will be issues to the selected bidders invited to the second stage (Invitation to Tender). The requirements are: Lot 1 - Mobile services for 300 SIM cards with full coverage in mainland Spain, Balearic and Canary Islands. Lot 2 - Landline services for 9 locations. Lot 3 - Residence solution.
Lot Information
Mobile Services
Mobile services for 300 SIM cards with full coverage in mainland Spain, Balearic and Canary Islands.
Renewal: Initial contract period of 24 months with two optional extensions of 24 and 12 months (2+2+1).
Landline ServicesFixed-line services for 9 locations in Spain.
Renewal: Initial contract period of 24 months with two optional extensions of 24 and 12 months (2+2+1).
ResidenceResidence solution. The Ambassador's Residence requires an operational virtual switchboard to cater for a minimum of 30 DDIs and associated internal extension numbers.
Renewal: Initial contract period of 24 months with two optional extensions of 24 and 12 months (2+2+1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058d65
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051098-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64211100 - Local telephone services
64212000 - Mobile-telephone services
64214200 - Telephone switchboard services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £331,800 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £331,800 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-26
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.smi@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AH
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051098-2025
26th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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