Official UK procurement notice
Unified Communications and Mobile Services - 2026
Authority: The Education Training Collective (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEtc. is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide a modern, resilient and fully managed Unified Communications and Mobile Service comprising Microsoft Teams Telephony and Business Mobile Services.
The successful supplier will be responsible for implementing a cloud-based telephony solution using Microsoft Teams, migrating services from the existing analogue platform, supplying and supporting business mobile services, and providing ongoing support, account management and strategic advice throughout the contract term.
CPV: Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£210,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 7 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
ETCP-2026-0038- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063697- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c54eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published112 days ago7 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Clarification questions by97 days ago22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline85 days ago3 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Latest notice published68 days ago20 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
- Award decision expected by62 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2026- Tender notice published7 Jul 2026, 14:32 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published20 Aug 2026, 09:27 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 20 Aug 2026 | CancelledFollowing evaluation of the tender responses, it has become apparent that the original Teams Telephony specification requires significant revision to ensure that the proposed solution meets the College’s operational and user requirements. The original specification identified 350 direct dial users and was primarily focused on users requiring dedicated telephony functionality. Further consideration during the evaluation process has identified a requirement to extend Teams telephony functionality to a wider user base, with approximately 700 users requiring access to telephony functionality. Due to this change and increased scope we felt the appropriate action was to terminate the previous tender and launch a revised version |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender