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# Remote Mobile SIM Provisioning

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/remote-mobile-sim-provisioning-ocds-h6vhtk-02e3c1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Powergrid: "Remote Mobile SIM Provisioning". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £700,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Powergrid](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-powergrid-coh-03271033)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communications equipment, Installation of telecommunications equipment, Integrated telecommunications services, Telecommunications services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e3c1`

## 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/remote-mobile-sim-provisioning-ocds-h6vhtk-02e3c1#tl-md)

## Description
Northern Powergrid, part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) is seeking to let a contract for the provision of a solution to remotely manage and provision sims onto any MNO network without the need to do any interventions at the remote site. The terminal equipment will be ruggedised and in most cases will be a fixed installation.
Northern Powergrid uses a qualification system, the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) which is administered by Achilles Information Ltd, for supplier selection.
Companies interested in bidding for this opportunity, must be registered with the UVDB under category codes relating to Telecommunications, communications or IT solutions, in order to be considered for this opportunity. If you would like further details, please email tracy.precious@northernpowergrid.com.
Potential suppliers should note that the registration process with the UVDB can take up to 6 weeks to complete. As such, no contract notice will be issued for the requirement, as a Qualification system notice is issued by Achilles Information Ltd on behalf of the Company.
If you would like further details, please contact on how to register on Achilles, please email on  tracy.precious@northernpowergrid.com.
This PIN is for information only and therefore no tender documents are available for publish at this time.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32570000, 45314000, 64227000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Northern Powergrid wish to procure a sim solution that can be installed in any standard network device. 
Once communication has been established over the Air Interface over any MNO, it shall be possible to re-provision the SIM onto any other MNO with...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023630-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-23T05:14:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:45:31.833Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e3c1