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Published 3 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Smart Wearable Devices (Activate Programme)

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£150,000≈ £30k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2030 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for supply of smart wearable devices (wrist worn) that measure physical activity, and which can be integrated into a digital intervention including a mobile app and financial incentives designed to promote physical activity in people living with type 2 diabetes. The device will be used in a community-based clinical trial and must therefore be acceptable to diverse adult users. Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is the Contracting Authority, acting on behalf of MKHCP . Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership (MKHCP) are piloting a digital incentive scheme to support people with type 2 diabetes to be physically active.

The trial is a partnership between MKCC, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (MKUH), and Loughborough University.

CPV: Wristwatches

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Tender documents available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
Authority reference
2025-017A
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062246
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Wristwatches
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a828 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published388 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by377 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline367 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDZ-6131-PWZH Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsRegister on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home. To access tender documents and submit tender, "Express Interest" upon which access to the full tender documentation given through this e-tendering system.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender