Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a Managed Call Conferencing Service
Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Executive Committee hold monthly Town Hall events for all HSE staff to join. They want to provide all staff with the ability to join whether they are in the office, at home, or offsite at duty holder premises. For frontline staff working offsite, the option is to join via mobile phone, and the Executive Committee want this option to remain.
HSE requires a Call-Off managed conference service to deliver its Virtual Town Hall (VTH) Events. HSE requires a standalone call conferencing event provider to deliver this service, to enable HSE staff to dial in from anywhere using a mobile phone.
HSE's Requirement is for a telephone hosted solution, that has an operator to manage the calls. The solution cannot be internet based.
CPV: Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£330,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Commerical: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Commerical
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £660,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Health and Safety Executive buys Telecommunications services (CPV 6420), and who usually turns up
Health and Safety Executive’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Telecommunications services (CPV 6420) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 20 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid19% / 25%
2–350% / 25%
4–625% / 13%
7+6% / 38%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate42% / 24%
Within ±2%50% / 56%
Above estimate8% / 20%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 6420Published estimate£330k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid18%
2–332%
4–625%
7+25%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 1 comparable award. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£313k–£330k
Estimate£330k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| EMBER TECHNOLOGY LTDLive contract | The Provision of a Website Hosting Serviceruns to Jul 2029 | — | £748k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2.4bn112 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 46 live · £4.6bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
VODAFONE LIMITEDLarge | £178m40 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 13 live · £1.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
| £14m51 awards in 36m · last this month | 21 live · £1.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £6.4m23 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 8 live · £6.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
BT GROUP PLCLarge | £5.5m25 awards in 36m · last this month | 14 live · £3.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
44% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
44% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (44% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
The Provision of a Website Hosting Service — held by EMBER TECHNOLOGY LTD; the published contract ends 1 Jul 2029.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 17 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
HSE/T4864- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094227- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774a3Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal.
All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal.
Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link:
Timeline
17 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published41 days ago17 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
- Market engagement33 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
No action is required from potential bidders.
This notice is to inform the market of a future requirement that will shortly be advertised via the Find-a-Tender service.
- Tender notice published22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 5 days3 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 20 days17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 33 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Sept 2026, 15:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:31 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active6 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT6 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender