---
title: "BCP Highways Communication Upgrade"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077401"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# BCP Highways Communication Upgrade

Buyer: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077401

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Highways communication upgrade for a replacement of our legacy system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088023-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Feb 2026 - 14 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Now Wireless Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48810000 - Information systems

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:27 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088023-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088023-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nowwireless.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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