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ANPR SIM CARD

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

13 Aug 2026 at 18:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

13 Aug 2026 at 17:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

02 Apr 2026 at 16:35

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey procured machine-to-machine (M2M) pooled SIM card services for automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). The service allows data to be transferred between SIM cards within a pooled allowance, helping avoid charges when individual SIM cards exceed their separate data limits. This is a telecommunications service for connected devices rather than a supply of standard consumer mobile SIMs. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The requirement was managed by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, based in Guildford. It is relevant to telecommunications operators, mobile connectivity providers and managed IoT communications businesses able to supply and administer pooled M2M SIM connectivity for ANPR or similar operational technology deployments.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold contract. One lot was awarded to Wireless Logic Limited on 2 April 2026. The award value is £140,000 excluding VAT, or £168,000 including VAT. The awarded service period runs from 13 August 2026 to 14 April 2028. A contract was signed on 21 April 2026, with the contract period running from 21 April 2026 to 20 April 2028; its value is £140,000 excluding VAT, or £168,000 including VAT. The award and contract are active. The stated evaluation route was direct award without competition, rather than a competitive assessment against published price and quality criteria.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for pooled M2M mobile connectivity supporting ANPR operations within Surrey policing. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable machine-to-machine SIM services, pooled data arrangements and the ability to move or share data across connected SIMs without creating avoidable excess-usage charges. Relevant capability includes managing large or distributed fleets of connected devices, monitoring usage against pooled allowances, maintaining service continuity for operational technology and supporting a public-sector customer with clear account and service administration. Telecommunications providers and specialist IoT connectivity suppliers with comparable managed connectivity experience would be best placed to assess this buyer’s requirement when it next reaches the market. The selected supplier was a large telecommunications business, indicating that established delivery capacity was relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ANPR SIM CARD

Notice Description

The supply of a machine to machine ("M2M") pooled Sim Card. This provision allows data to be transferred to other Sim Cards. This will prevent the suppliers of Sim Cards from charging for going over the limit of data allowances.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c4c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077440-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
21 Apr 2026 - 20 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GUILDFORD
Postcode
GU3 1YJ
Postcode Area
Guildford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Guildford
Electoral Ward
Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Guildford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wireless Logic Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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