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title: "FW Services - Telecoms Services"
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# FW Services - Telecoms Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-telecoms-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06473e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SSE SERVICES PLC: "FW Services - Telecoms Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £360,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.sse.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SSE SERVICES PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sse-services-plc-coh-02366879)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £360,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 March 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-telecoms-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06473e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06473e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-telecoms-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06473e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sse.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sse.com%2Fpotential-suppliers%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-telecoms-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06473e#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Hardware Supply
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 32000000, 50330000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £360,000,000
- **Description:** Procurement of telecom networks.
- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2035

### Lot 2: Specialist Design - This lot covers advanced design and specialist consultancy services that extend beyond in-house capabilities.
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 32000000, 50330000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £360,000,000
- **Description:** •	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).
•	Facilit...
- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2035

### Lot 3: Hardware & Construction - This lot focuses on procurement and physical deployment of telecommunications hardware and infrastructure.
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 32000000, 50330000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £360,000,000
- **Description:** •	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 Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2035

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010104-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-04T15:37:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:40:46.589Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06473e