Official UK procurement notice
NCC1631 Community Mobile Phone Coverage
Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumberland County Council is seeking quotations from suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers to assess and deliver improvements to Mobile Network coverage in the village of Norham, Northumberland as per the defined area in Appendix 1.
The scope of this procurement requires Suppliers to assess the current mobile coverage within Norham, which includes but is not limited to, evaluating the existing signal strength, identifying coverage gaps and analysing network performance.
The Supplier will develop the final system design and supply all the required equipment, materials and components including planning and executing the deployment of the solution ensuring minimal disruption to the local area and suitability for the local environment Upon installation the Supplier must conduct system integration, configuration and testing to confirm that the solution delivers improved indoor and outdoor coverage to at least 90% of properties in the defined areas, noted in Appendix 1.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality- 60% Price- 40% All further details can be found in the RFQ document.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 24 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN20261407- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059460- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc42Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published133 days ago24 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST
- Clarification questions by117 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline112 days ago15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts96 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 14:17 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender