This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
IP Telephony Contract Renewal
Authority: Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of IP Telephony Solution for Northumbria Healthcare
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Postal and telecommunications services · Repair and maintenance services of line telephony and line telegraphy equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Renewal of IP TelephonyAwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
Renewal of IP Telephony. Additional information: This is a re-issued Contract Award Notice
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2031
- First published
- 10 Dec 2025, 08:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C406225- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081298- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f25cFind a Tender
Publisher note: None
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 14 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published311 days ago10 Dec 2025, 08:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by277 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline273 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by228 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends190 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts170 days ago30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published33 days ago14 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
Notice history
14 events · 10 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 08:52 GMTUK4
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 09:31 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2026, 09:31 GMT
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMTUK6
- Buyer details updated27 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 10:40 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 11:00 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Buyer details updated23 Jun 2026, 13:51 BST
- Contract details notice published23 Jun 2026, 13:58 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated23 Jun 2026, 13:58 BST
- Contract change notice published10 Sept 2026, 11:25 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTIncluded for in contract that third party hardware costs may increase
- Contract change notice published14 Sept 2026, 10:54 BSTUK10
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateVI.5 | 3 Mar 2026 | 16 Mar 2026 | +13 d |
The standstill period for this Intent to Award has been extended 20 March 2026
Routine re-releases (10)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 23 Jun 2026
- 2026-04: 2 releases · 2 Apr 2026, 2 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 3 releases · 3 Mar 2026, 27 Mar 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 10 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintel Europe Ltd20 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2029 · up to 19 Apr 2031Extensions: 2x 12 month extensions available · Amended: Due to minor errors identified in the assessment summaries, these have been re-issued which has resulted in the standstill period being revised, which will now end at 23:59 on Tuesday 14 April 2026. · Amended: Amendment of standstill period to which will now expire on the 23:59 15/04/2026. Following re-issue of assessment summaries. | £1,994,877 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Maintel Europe Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
| Maintel Europe Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
IP Telephony Contract Renewal · Maintel Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- £2,307,779
- Period
- 11 Sept 2026 – 19 Apr 2029 · up to 28 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2x 12 month extensions available
- Change 11 Sept 2026 Provided for in contract, increase in 3rd Party costs - Please note this notice replaces notice reference 2026/S 000-085769, as the value in the previous notice was incorrect.
- Change proposed 11 Sept 2026 Included for in contract that third party hardware costs may increase, new value £312,902
No agreed KPIs: Standard Contract below £5m
Contract 058966-2026-1 · Maintel Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,994,877
- Period
- … – 29 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 018755-2026-1 · Maintel Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 29 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustMediation body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- MAINTEL EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Maintel Europe LtdAwarded supplier
- Maintel Europe LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender