AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Education Training Collective awarded its revised Unified Communications and Mobile Services procurement to CHESS ICT LIMITED following an open procedure. The notice records an active award, with a stated service period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to CHESS ICT LIMITED. The published award value is £0, so no meaningful contract value has been disclosed in the supplied notice.
Market significanceThe procurement covers telecommunications services and reflects an expanded Teams telephony requirement, from 350 direct-dial users in the original specification to approximately 700 users requiring telephony access.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CHESS ICT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7cb7037b-b18f-4fb2-9d83-0ae1a2a813f3-1 · £0 published award value; not a disclosed commercial contract value GBP · Active award
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Award record names Chess ICT Limited as supplier; verified company name is CHESS ICT LIMITED (company number 04512773). Award value is recorded as 0 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award record date is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-21T09:42:37+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029
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The tender and award contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0
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The sole award value is stated as amount 0, currency GBP.
Commercial value disclosure
98% confidenceUnknown; the £0 publication does not provide a usable contract value or pricing breakdown
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No other estimated, awarded, lot-level or pricing value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 16:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-14T16:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-21T09:42:37+01:00.
Stated service start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated service end
99% confidence31 October 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement title
99% confidenceUnified Communications and Mobile Services – Revised
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Process and tender title state "Unified Communications and Mobile Services - Revised - AWARD".
Category
99% confidenceTelecommunications services (CPV 64200000)
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Primary CPV classification is 64200000, Telecommunications services.
Revised requirement
98% confidenceTeams telephony requirements were revised after evaluation; approximately 700 users require telephony access, compared with 350 direct-dial users in the original specification.
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Tender description explicitly describes the original 350-user specification and revised approximately 700-user requirement.
Geographic coverage
90% confidenceMultiple delivery geographies are listed, including the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe and Rest of the World.
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Tender deliveryAddresses list these countries/geographies; no allocation or service model by geography is provided.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails both state "Open procedure".
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidders, evaluation scores and ranking are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Prior procurement context
98% confidenceThe original tender ETCP-2026-0038 was terminated and replaced because the Teams Telephony specification required significant revision and increased scope.
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Tender description states that the previous tender was terminated and this tender launched as the revised version.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
99% confidenceThree years
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceThe source reports an active award and a stated future service period; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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The award status is active and contract-period dates are supplied, but no signed-contract evidence is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand expansion
98% confidenceThe revised procurement materially broadens the stated Teams telephony user base from 350 direct-dial users to approximately 700 telephony users.
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Tender description provides both user figures and attributes the revision to operational and user requirements.
Value transparency
99% confidenceThe published £0 award value prevents assessment of deal size, unit economics or supplier value share.
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Only a £0 award value is supplied, with no pricing or alternative value field.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-value quality
99% confidencePublished value is £0; commercial contract value is not disclosed
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Award value is 0 GBP and no alternative value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Contract-status clarity
98% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and stated period, but not an explicit signed-contract conclusion
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No signed-contract evidence is included.
Scope detail
99% confidenceNo lot structure, lot titles or lot-level allocation is published
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Lots array is empty and the award contains no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No commercial contract value, estimated value, pricing breakdown or individual value allocation is disclosed; the only published award value is £0.
- The source does not explicitly evidence that a contract has been signed.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring, award rationale or ranking is published.
- No lots, lot titles, lot-level scope or lot-level values are supplied.
- No extension options, renewal terms or future procurement plan are supplied.
- Delivery geographies are listed broadly, but the source does not explain the allocation, volume or service model for each geography.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Education Training CollectiveCHESS ICT LIMITEDunified communicationsmobile servicesTeams telephonytelecommunications servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Education Training Collective unified communications contract?
The active award is recorded to CHESS ICT LIMITED (company number 04512773).
What is the published contract value?
The award notice records £0. It does not provide a usable commercial contract value or pricing breakdown.
When is the stated service period?
The notice states 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
Why was the procurement revised?
The buyer states that the original Teams Telephony specification needed significant revision, including expansion from 350 direct-dial users to approximately 700 users requiring telephony access.
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