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Published 13 May 2025, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Radio Frequency Survey Equipment for British Transport Police

Official notice

Authority: British Transport Police Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£60,000≈ £12k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Jun 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 11 Aug 2030 · starts 12 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Procurement will establish a Supplier Contract for the provision of Radio Frequency Survey Equipment for British Transport Police (BTP). The equipment required is described in detail within Schedule 2 – Requirements Specification.

CPV: Electronic equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 12 Aug 2025 – 11 Aug 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Suppliers must be able to provide a product which meets the criteria outlined in Schedule 2 - Requirements Specification and the mandatory pass/fail criteria stated in Schedule 6 - Supplier Response Document.

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 30%
  • Price Criteria: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price Criteria
  • Quality Criteria
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Suppliers must be able to provide a product which meets the criteria outlined in Schedule 2 - Requirements Specification and the mandatory pass/fail criteria stated in Schedule 6 - Supplier Response Document.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Cancelled
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
13 May 2025, 11:05 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2025, 17:04 BST
Authority reference
BTPCON946
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020761
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Electronic equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0511c4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 May 2025 → 12 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 May 2025, 11:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 17:04 BST
  5. Contract starts
    12 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 May 2025, 11:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 17:04 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2025, 17:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—14 Jul 2025CancelledNone of the bids received are able to meet the requirements specification

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Transport Police

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXCV-1424-DYJV 200 Buckingham Palace Road, London, London, SW1W 9TPContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender