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title: "Provision of On Board SIM Cards - Avanti West Coast"
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# Provision of On Board SIM Cards - Avanti West Coast

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-on-board-sim-cards-avanti-west-coast-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc53). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED: "Provision of On Board SIM Cards - Avanti West Coast". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: redirect.transaxions.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-trenitalia-west-coast-rail-limited-coh-10349442)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** SIM cards, Telecommunications network
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dc53`

## 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/provision-of-on-board-sim-cards-avanti-west-coast-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc53#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [redirect.transaxions.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fredirect.transaxions.com%2Fevents%2F5v8ug)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-on-board-sim-cards-avanti-west-coast-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc53#participate

## Description
This 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31712112
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004010-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-06T15:41:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:45:53.051Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dc53