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title: "Operational Telecoms Network Annual Fees"
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# Operational Telecoms Network Annual Fees

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operational-telecoms-network-annual-fees-ocds-h6vhtk-047298). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited: "Operational Telecoms Network Annual Fees". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-electricity-networks-limited-coh-ni026041)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Subscription services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047298`

## 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/operational-telecoms-network-annual-fees-ocds-h6vhtk-047298#tl-md)

## Description
The services to be provided to NIE Networks are essential to the effective operation of the Operational Telecommunications Network (OTN). JRC are the authority who manage Scanning Telemetry (ST) Radio Frequency spectrum in the UK and are the sole agency responsible for the issuing of ST Radio Frequencies used by NIE Networks on its Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio network. Due to the nature of the services which the JRC provide to all UK Distribution Network Operators (DNO’s), under the current operating structure of the OTN, NIE Networks has the requirement to award this contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Core membership subscription to the industry representative body, use of ST Radio Frequencies on the OTN and additional radio spectrum services

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** OTN Annual Fees (active)
  - Award id: `019485-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Joint Radio Company Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-116909`
  - Value: £478,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** OTN Annual Fees (active)
  - Signed Value: £478,000
  - Signed Date: 24/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019485-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-25T16:11:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:27:01.512Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047298