Open14 days left · express interest by midday, Friday 27 November 2026

Mobile Phone Services Contract

UK Sports Institute Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

UK Sports Institute Limited is looking for suppliers for telecoms work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £241,800 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 24 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

This is the first stage: register your interest by midday, Friday 27 November 2026, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
2pm, Friday 13 November 2026
Express interest by
midday, Friday 27 November 2026

This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.

How bids are scored

Price 70% · Quality 30%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for telecoms contracts across the UK (from 144 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

UK Sports Institute (UKSI) wishes to procure a new mobile voice, data and SMS services contract for 36 months starting from 24 January 2027 for 310 connections. UKSI employs approximately 310 staff who are based at several sites in the UK. Most of the workforce regularly work away from their centres and have work patterns that are mobile and remote. A large number of staff work abroad; their overseas travel may cover periods up to several months. We intend to allocate iPhone 17e to majority of staff with a handful being on the higher spec iPhone 17. As a publicly funded organisation UKSI is seeking to maximise value for money and wishes to minimise one-off set up costs as well as ongoing revenue costs.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before 2pm, Friday 13 November 2026.
  5. Register your interest before midday, Friday 27 November 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 103890-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 103890-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 2 November 2026.