Official UK procurement notice
Provision of On Board SIM Cards - Avanti West Coast
Authority: FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender involves the replacement and/or upgrade of Vodafone and 3 SIM cards within the Avanti West Coast fleet, with support from the current suppliers.
The supplier shall be responsible for provisioning all Vodafone and 3 SIM cards used within the Avanti West Coast fleet. This will be a collaborative effort involving the supplier, Alstom, Hitachi, and McLaren:
Alstom and Hitachi will manage the physical replacement of SIM cards where necessary. McLaren will verify that the SIM cards are correctly installed and fully operational. The replacement and provisioning process will be carried out in stages, aligned with the availability of the fleet. Each train must be in the depot to facilitate the SIM card replacement by Alstom and Hitachi.
CPV: SIM cards · Telecommunications network
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This project involves the replacement and/or upgrade of Vodafone and 3 SIM cards…
This project involves the replacement and/or upgrade of Vodafone and 3 SIM cards within the Avanti West Coast fleet, with support from the current suppliers.
The supplier shall be responsible for provisioning all Vodafone and 3 SIM cards used within the Avanti West Coast fleet. This will be a collaborative effort involving the supplier, Alstom, Hitachi, and McLaren:
Alstom and Hitachi will manage the physical replacement of SIM cards where necessary. McLaren will verify that the SIM cards are correctly installed and fully operational. The replacement and provisioning process will be carried out in stages, aligned with the availability of the fleet. Each train must be in the depot to facilitate the SIM card replacement by Alstom and Hitachi.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Feb 2025, 15:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2025, 15:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004010- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Feb 2025 → 10 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published6 Feb 2025, 15:41 GMT
- Submission deadline10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- First Rail HoldingsReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.