Official UK procurement notice
SMS Unification Solution — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Clarion Housing Group (Housing)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£165,600published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 28 Aug 2026
Awarded to Core Telecom Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a secure SMS messaging platform capable of
delivering UK and international SMS messages, supporting
Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration, delivery reporting, audit
logging, high-volume messaging, and associated technical
support and service management. The service also
includes optional two-way SMS functionality,
shortcode/long-number capability, and platform monitoring
and support.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
64212100 Short Message Service (SMS) services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 24 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
- Authority reference
C4438- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779a8
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £165,6001 contract inc. VAT — no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Telecom LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SMS Unification Solution · Core Telecom LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £165,600 inc. VAT
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 — 14 Sept 2027 · up to 14 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 x 12 available
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2026, 14:43 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Core Telecom LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender