Official UK procurement notice
IWM/2627/Ops/3502: Radio System Maintenance for Imperial War Museums - AWARD NOTICE
Authority: Imperial War Museum (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£83,333≈ £28k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT14.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Jul 2026awarded 5 Aug 2026
Awarded to 2CL Communications
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contractor shall provide a comprehensive maintenance and support service for the Motorola digital radio systems installed across all IWM sites.
CPV: Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£83,333
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Demonstration of Expertise: 25%
- Contract Management: 25%
- Value for Money Assessment: 15%
- Quantitative Cost Assessment: 20%
- Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Demonstration of Expertise
- Contract Management
- Value for Money Assessment
- Sustainability
- Quantitative Cost Assessment
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 09:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 16:41 BST
- Authority reference
Ops3502- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055500- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b39fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published133 days ago12 Jun 2026, 09:05 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline107 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published59 days ago25 Aug 2026, 16:41 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Tender notice published12 Jun 2026, 09:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Aug 2026, 16:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2026, 16:41 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £95,6851 award exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2CL Communications1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: An extension will be offered at the end of the initial contract term at the Client's discretion. | £95,685 | 5 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 2CL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender