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Published 26 Jun 2026, 13:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wifi Infrastructure Upgrade · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: GLF SCHOOLS (Education)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £424k / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2026
Contract term 7 yrs 1 moends 31 Oct 2033 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust is seeking experienced WiFi infrastructure providers to upgrade its wireless network across the Trust. The project will include supply and installation of hardware, associated cabling works and configuration.

  • How the procedure runs: Submitted tenders will be evaluated against the published mandatory requirements, technical quality questions and price. After moderation, up to the 4 highest ranking bidders will be shortlisted to the presentation stage. Bidders MUST comply with all mandatory requirements as set out in the ITT.

CPV: Wireless telecommunications system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 7 yrs 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£3,000,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2033 (7 yrs 1 mo)Value: £3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: London, South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Jun 2026, 13:08 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2026, 14:04 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Sept 2026
Authority reference
GLF-0025
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060326
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Wireless telecommunications system
Delivery area
London (UKI62)South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be2d Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days.

How it runs

Submitted tenders will be evaluated against the published mandatory requirements, technical quality questions and price. After moderation, up to the 4 highest ranking bidders will be shortlisted to the presentation stage.

Bidders MUST comply with all mandatory requirements as set out in the ITT.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Email responses to: [email protected].

Please include GLF-0025 in the subject title of the email.

Timeline

26 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published117 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 13:08 BST
  2. Latest notice published110 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 14:04 BST
  3. Clarification questions by100 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline85 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by37 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts21 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 13:08 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 09:12 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 14:04 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

The following changes have been made: GLF-0025 ITT re-issued at v2 to include the following: - confirmation of supplier presentation date in section 3.1 - clarification of mandatory requirement to attend site visits in section 3.3. Appendix 8 (References) included, which was previously accidentally omitted.

As the site plans provided at Annex D do not provide sufficient detail to enable accurate pricing without site surveys, suppliers are now required to submit fixed pricing ONLY for the 3 schools subject to site survey as part of this tender. This is reflected in section 4.3 of v3 of the Invitation to Tender (amendments highlighted in yellow) and a new v2 of Appendix 2 - Schedule of Prices. For c…

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GLF SCHOOLS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07551959 · GB-PPON: PHBQ-3225-WLBD The Beacon School, Banstead, South East, SM7 1AGContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (20)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

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