Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 24 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract For The Supply & Delivery Of Mobile Phone Handsets

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosed£1£1 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2025awarded 4 Dec 2025
Awarded to British Telecommunications Plc
Contract term Ends 15 Dec 2025starts 12 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply & Delivery of 500 no. Mobile Phone Handsets,

  • 128GB of memory & include the charging wire in the box. Quotations must be received by 1st December 2025 with a view to deliver securely by 15th December 2025.

CPV: Cordless telephones · Mobile telephones

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSEPublished value£1
Contract period: 12 Dec 2025 – 15 Dec 2025Value: £1 exc. VAT · £1 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Telephones they must be:

    • Samsung A17 5G model
    • 128GB of memory
    • No additional apps added by vendor/3rd party
    • Include the charging wire in the box.
    • You must as a supplier be able to register the devices onto our Knox account, Enterprise not required.
    • Each device must have a minimum 12mth warranty and you must provide the process of how to claim should the need arise.

    Quotations must be received by 1st December 2025 with a view to deliver securely by 15th December 2025.

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
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Lowest Total Price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Lowest Total Price: Lowest Total Price Only to be evaluated, there is no Quality aspects to the scoring on this tender
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Telephones they must be:

    • Samsung A17 5G model
    • 128GB of memory
    • No additional apps added by vendor/3rd party
    • Include the charging wire in the box.
    • You must as a supplier be able to register the devices onto our Knox account, Enterprise not required.
    • Each device must have a minimum 12mth warranty and you must provide the process of how to claim should the need arise.

    Quotations must be received by 1st December 2025 with a view to deliver securely by 15th December 2025.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
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
24 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMT
Last source update
29 Dec 2025, 11:16 GMT
Authority reference
CCS/25/235
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076505
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cordless telephonesMobile telephones
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e77b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Project ref No. 61319 & ITT Ref No. 121535 Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):— Navigate to the portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.xn--uk-81t ↗ Click the “Suppliers register here” link.— Enter your correct business and user details.— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.2. Express an interest in the project:— Login to the portal with your username/password.— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.3. Responding to the invitation to tender:— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:— E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk— Phone: +44 8003684850Thanks

Timeline

24 Nov 2025 → 29 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published338 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by335 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts321 days ago
    12 Dec 2025
  5. Latest notice published303 days ago
    29 Dec 2025, 11:16 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    29 Dec 2025, 11:16 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Dec 2025, 11:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
British Telecommunications Plc£1 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract For The Supply & Delivery Of Mobile Phone Handsets · British Telecommunications Plc

    Signed
    4 Dec 2025
    Value
    £1
    Period
    12 Dec 2025 – 15 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYYD-8699-BJGD Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SNContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender