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BCP Highways Communication Upgrade

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 09:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured a highways communication upgrade to replace its legacy system. The requirement covers information systems supplied for use in the council’s highways service, rather than general construction or routine road maintenance. The buyer is a sub-central public authority based in Bournemouth, with delivery associated with the council’s local highways network. The selected requirement was treated as a goods procurement, so businesses providing communications, wireless or related information-system equipment are the closest commercial comparators. The scope is focused on upgrading an existing operational system, making experience in supplying and replacing legacy highways communications infrastructure relevant to understanding the requirement and its likely service environment.

The procurement has been completed and one lot was awarded to NOW WIRELESS LIMITED, an SME. The contract was signed on 28 January 2026 and runs from 15 February 2026 to 14 February 2027. Its value is £120,000 excluding VAT and £144,000 including VAT. The route was a below-threshold procurement, with the specific method recorded as unknown. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement was evaluated as a single requirement covering information systems for the highways communication upgrade. The contract therefore represents a defined, one-year supply arrangement for replacing the council’s legacy communications system, rather than a multi-lot programme or an ongoing framework.

This outcome is relevant to suppliers of wireless communications and information systems that can support local-authority highways operations. NOW WIRELESS LIMITED’s selection shows that the buyer accepted an SME supplier for a focused legacy-system replacement, so credible competitors would benefit from demonstrating a comparable ability to supply and implement operational communications technology at council scale. Relevant capability includes understanding existing legacy environments, providing replacement information systems, and supporting reliable communications for a highways service. Businesses monitoring this buyer should treat the requirement as evidence of demand for practical, service-focused upgrades rather than speculative technology development. Suppliers able to combine wireless expertise with public-sector delivery experience would be well placed to assess similar future requirements from this council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BCP Highways Communication Upgrade

Notice Description

Highways communication upgrade for a replacement of our legacy system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077401
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088023-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48810000 - Information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Feb 2026 - 14 Feb 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Now Wireless Ltd

Further Information

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