---
title: "GMCA 1025 - Sim Cards GMFRS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa81"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# GMCA 1025 - Sim Cards GMFRS

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa81

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## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority procured O2 Access Point Name (APN) connectivity and the associated SIM cards for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. The requirement is a telecommunications service covering mobile telephone services, shared business telephone networks, IP telephony and integrated telecommunications services. Delivery is in Greater Manchester. The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority based in Manchester. The requirement is service-based rather than a supply of standalone hardware: suppliers need to provide the network connectivity and SIM cards together as an operational communications service. The procurement was arranged for the authority’s fire and rescue service, so relevant businesses are telecommunications operators and business connectivity providers able to support managed mobile communications in a public-service environment.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. The contract was awarded to TELEFONICA UK LIMITED through a direct award below the applicable threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 1 March 2024 and runs from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £38,764.93 excluding VAT, or £46,517.92 including VAT. The awarded requirement is one lot covering the O2 APN and associated SIM cards. The selected supplier is TELEFONICA UK LIMITED. The available procurement information records a direct, non-competitive route rather than a scored competition, so the outcome reflects a below-threshold award made under the stated legal basis rather than evaluation against published price and quality weightings.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to operate or partner with a mobile telecommunications network and provide business SIM cards linked to a managed Access Point Name. They would need to support secure, reliable connectivity for a fire and rescue service, with the operational capability to manage mobile communications rather than simply sell consumer SIMs. Relevant experience would include mobile-telephone services, shared business networks, IP telephony and integrated telecommunications, particularly where several services must work together. The awarded supplier is a large telecommunications company, indicating that the requirement can suit providers with established network infrastructure, service management and public-sector account capability. Suppliers should be able to support delivery across Greater Manchester and maintain continuity for an emergency-service customer.

## Notice

GMCA awarded contract for O2 APN (Access Point Name) and the SIM cards associated with it.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087474-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £38,764 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Telefonica UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64212000 - Mobile-telephone services
- 64213000 - Shared-business telephone network services
- 64215000 - IP telephone services
- 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 16:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087474-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087474-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/

## Provenance

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