Evendraft

Email first: replies within one UK working day

Ask for a free memo

Digital Connectivity Programme - 1gb Broadband Install and Service Delivery

North Lanarkshire Council

Estimated value
£85,450,527
Excluding VAT
Where
Scotland
Buyer in Scotland
Trade
IT, software and digital
Telecommunications services
Documents
On PCS-Tender (Jaggaer)
Free supplier registration needed

Want us to write this bid?

Order by the date shown and there is time to do it well. The dates count back UK working days from the closing day (Scotland bank holidays left out). Paid in full before work starts; a full refund if you cancel before kick-off, the working day after you pay. No win guarantee and no success fee.

  1. Deadline Pack Standard £1,195

    We draft the whole response, 4,000 to 10,000 words, cut to each word limit.

    Request the invoice by

    In 9 days

  2. Deadline Pack Lite £695

    We draft the whole response, up to 4,000 words: a selection questionnaire and a few quality questions.

    Request the invoice by

    In 14 days

  3. Bid Red-Team £395

    You write it; we score your draft against the marking scheme and redline it, back in 2 working days.

    Request the invoice by

    In 21 days

  4. Founding pilot £295

    A full Deadline Pack for this tender, up to 8,000 words, in return for a testimonial in your own words and permission to publish one anonymised answer, both only with your written approval. Three places, ordered and paid by 30 November 2026.

    Request the invoice by

    In 9 days

Pay within one UK working day of the invoice; later payment moves the dates back by the same number of working days.

With a Deadline Pack, the final draft reaches you by Tue 1 Dec 2026, five working days before the closing day, so you can check it, price it and submit it yourself.

The order page sets out the full timeline, what you supply and the terms. I confirm within one UK working day that I can take this tender, and if I cannot, you get a full refund. If I miss a delivery date for a reason in my control, and your inputs arrived on time, you choose a full refund or late delivery.

Not sure it is worth bidding? Ask for a free bid/no-bid memo on this tender first: no charge, within one UK working day of the full pack.

Quick read

Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 4 Nov 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
22 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 8 Dec 2026 (Scotland bank holidays left out).
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 34 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open IT and digital tenders (31 days).
Value
£85.5m is above the median (£1.22m) of the 132 open IT and digital tenders that state a value.
This buyer
2 more open tenders from North Lanarkshire Council listed here.

What happens next

Dates and times are UK time, as the buyer published them. Check them on the official notice: buyers can change them.

  1. Now

    Get the documents

    Documents are on PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) (free supplier registration needed). Find the tender there by its title or the buyer’s reference.

  2. In 34 days

    Submit your tender

    Submit through the route the notice gives, before this time (UK time). Late tenders are usually not accepted.

About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

-Inclusive growth, -Tackling digital exclusion, -Improving access to public and digital services, and

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 104619-2026
Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council
Buyer’s region
Scotland
Where the work is
Scotland
Listed on Evendraft under
Scotland
Published
4 Nov 2026
Tender deadline
8 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£85,450,527 (excluding VAT)
Trade
IT, software and digital
CPV codes
  • 64200000 Telecommunications services
  • 64227000 Integrated telecommunications services
  • 72411000 Internet service providers ISP
  • 32412100 Telecommunications network
  • 32571000 Communications infrastructure
  • 45314320 Installation of computer cabling
Show all 11 codes
  • 45314000 Installation of telecommunications equipment
  • 50332000 Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
  • 72400000 Internet services
  • 72420000 Internet development services
  • 32412110 Internet network
Procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiationSeveral stages, with talks between the buyer and shortlisted suppliers.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer; estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On PCS-Tender (Jaggaer)

More open tenders like this

IT, software and digital in Scotland, closest work first.

  1. Telephony and Communication Services Dynamic Purchasing System

    Scottish Government

    Scotland · Telecommunications services

    Closes
    27 Mar 2028509 days left
    Value
    £48m
  2. Internet of Things

    Scottish Government

    Scotland · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

    Closes
    17 Sep 2027317 days left
    Value
    £3.5m
  3. ICT Data Platform Consultancy Services

    Ayrshire College

    Scotland · Systems and technical consultancy services

    Buyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

    Closes
    11 Nov 20267 days left
    Value
    £200,000
  4. Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazine

    Scottish Library and Information Council

    Scotland · Library services

    Closes
    13 Nov 20269 days left
    Value
    £1.6m
  5. Asset Tracking System

    NHS Borders

    Scotland · Software package suites

    Buyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

    Closes
    16 Nov 202612 days left
    Value
    £116,000
  6. Provision of Vehicle Telematics, CCTV and Tachograph Solutions 2026 (Re Tender) Aberdeenshire Council

    Aberdeenshire Council

    Scotland · Software package and information systems

    Buyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

    Closes
    16 Nov 202612 days left
    Value
    Not stated

All 10 open IT, software and digital tenders in Scotland

Every open tender from North Lanarkshire Council (3)Public sector tenders in Scotland (151)

A free memo on this tender

Not sure this one is worth your time? Ask before you start writing.

Send us this tender and, within one UK working day of having the full pack, you get a one- to two-page bid/no-bid memo and a compliance matrix: the pass/fail gates, the weightings, the word limits and an honest call. No charge, and no obligation. The documents sit behind a portal login, so you download them and share a folder with us.

Evendraft writes bids for UK suppliers, run from India by Madhvan Sharma. How the work runs and prices.

Ask for a free memo

The button opens an email with this tender’s link and deadline written in. Add your company name; nothing is sent until you press send.

Ask for a free memo on this tender

or write to sharma01madhvan@gmail.com

Email in the browser? Write it in Gmail or in Outlook