Mobile Phone Provision · UK public procurement notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£37,056published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Telefonica (UK) Limited (VM02)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mobile Phone, Voice and Data for 3 years + 12 month extension

CPV: Mobile-telephone services

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Mobile Phone, Voice and DataAwarded

Delivery: South East

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jul 2026, 11:10 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2026, 11:10 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-071593
Classification (CPV): Mobile-telephone services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d630 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award call off from framework.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,0561 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Telefonica (UK) Limited (VM02)	£37,056 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 071593-2026-1 · Telefonica (UK) Limited (VM02)
Signed
27 Jul 2026
Value
£37,056
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000656 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT27NZContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

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