Official UK procurement notice
NPTC - Unified Communications
Authority: NPTC Group of Colleges (Education)·On behalf of: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNeath Port Talbot College (T/A NPTC Group of Colleges) would like to p
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: A PME has taken place named NPTC Telephone Systems, Sell2Wales Ref FEB590045. A PSQ stage followed by a tender
CPV: Dedicated-business telephone network services · Digital telephone exchanges · Installation of telephone exchanges · Shared-business telephone network services · Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services · Telephone network equipment · Telephone network maintenance services · Upgrade services of telephone switching equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£420,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 24 Aug 2026
- First published
- 10 Jun 2026, 08:10 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 11:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA17239- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054509- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b145Find a Tender
- How it runs
A PME has taken place named NPTC Telephone Systems, Sell2Wales Ref FEB590045.
A PSQ stage followed by a tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Ref: CA17239
Timeline
10 Jun 2026 → 13 May 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published134 days ago10 Jun 2026, 08:10 BST
- Clarification questions by125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 11:06 BST
- Submission deadline113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 203 days13 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2026- Tender notice published10 Jun 2026, 08:10 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 11:06 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedBeneficiary authority
- CPCProcuring entityProcurement Consultancy and running the process on behalf of the College
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender