Official UK procurement notice
WCBC Corporate Telephony Solution
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Published estimate£1,900,000≈ £380k / year · £22,800,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2026
Next notice expected 20 Feb 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 2 Aug 2031 · up to 2 Aug 2035 with extensions · starts 3 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenew contract for corporate telephony solution. WCBC require a telephony facility to communicate and interact with the public, staff and external organisation’s.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2035, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,900,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2035
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
Proc-25-137- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046087- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06123dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Sell2Wales - itt_123274 - Corporate Telephony Solution
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published268 days ago29 Jan 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Next notice expected246 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published157 days ago20 May 2026, 09:43 BST
- Clarification questions by141 days ago5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline127 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by89 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Planned procurement notice published29 Jan 2026, 15:21 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 09:43 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,900,00020 May 2026, 09:43 BSTwas £600,000
- Status changed to active20 May 2026, 09:43 BST
- Deadline moved to 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST20 May 2026, 09:43 BST+88 days · was 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Oct 2026 | CancelledThe contracting authority has decided not to proceed to contract award under this procurement. Following a review of the procurement exercise, it was determined that the Council's requirements and procurement approach require further consideration before a contract can be entered into. Consequently, the procurement has been terminated and no contracts will be awarded under this competition. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Etender Wales - ITT - 123274
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender