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FW Services - Telecoms Services

Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
Radio
television
+2 more
UK
Official notice
Published value
£360,000,000
Submission deadline 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: SSE SERVICES PLC: "FW Services - Telecoms Services". Published status: active. Published value: £360,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySSE SERVICES PLCScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£360,000,000
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Published history for SSE SERVICES PLC. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 5 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySSE SERVICES PLC
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
Last source update4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMaintenance services of telecommunications equipment, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06473e
What is being bought
SSE Services Plc is initiating a regulated tender to establish a Telecommunications Multi-Lot Framework. This framework will create a dedicated pool of specialist providers to support the successful delivery of the T3 programme, as well as ongoing Business-As-Usual (BAU) requirements such as capacity augmentation and backfill. The aim is to ensure robust, reliable, and scalable telecoms support across Transmission, Distribution, and Renewables business units.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Hardware Supply
    active
    Published value£360,000,000
    Procurement of telecom networks.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Specialist Design - This lot covers advanced design and specialist consultancy services that extend beyond in-house capabilities.
    active
    Published value£360,000,000
    • Comprehensive microwave radio engineering survey and design. • In-depth Openreach survey and network design. • Support for telecoms tasks not covered internally. • Direct engagement between Telco and external vendors (e.g. Cisco, others). • Facilitation of supplier relationships and coordination. • Design support for substation telecommunications infrastructure. • Proof-of-concept development involving new hardware and service models. • Vendor Agnostic Design Solutions.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Hardware & Construction - This lot focuses on procurement and physical deployment of telecommunications hardware and infrastructure.
    active
    Published value£360,000,000
    • Supply of telecommunications hardware. • Provision of telecoms services and components. • Greenfield construction of substation telecom systems. • Brownfield upgrade and integration of existing substation telecom systems.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Feb 2026, 15:37 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

SSE SERVICES PLC

Contracting authority GB-COH-02366879
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  • SSE SERVICES PLC
    buyer

    GB-COH: 02366879
    No.1 Forbury Place, Reading, UKJ11, RG1 3JH, GB
    Claire.Downie@sse.com
Documents (2)
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