Official UK procurement notice
Housing 21 - Broadband Lines
Authority: Housing 21 (Public body)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£4,875,000≈ £1.2m / year · £4,875,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2026awarded 13 Jul 2026
Awarded to Wifinity Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of the procurement was to award a supplier who can provide the service provision of Broadband Lines inline with 'Appendix 1 - Housing 21 – Broadband Lines – Specification'.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation Stage 2 - Tender Stage Stage 3 - Negotiation Stage (optional) Please refer to the guidance document for further information.
CPV: Internet network · Internet services · Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,875,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 07:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019432- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661f7Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation
Stage 2 - Tender Stage
Stage 3 - Negotiation Stage (optional)
Please refer to the guidance document for further information.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Service Uptime
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published237 days ago4 Mar 2026, 12:46 GMT
- Clarification questions by217 days ago24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends96 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published45h ago26 Oct 2026, 07:58 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Tender notice published4 Mar 2026, 12:46 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Jul 2026, 15:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Oct 2026, 07:58 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,875,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wifinity LtdSME1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: 1 year + 1 year | £4,875,000 inc. VAT | 13 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Wifinity LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2026
- Value
- £4,875,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year + 1 year
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wifinity LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender