Mobile Phones - Ethically Sourced

Forecast · PlanningNo open deadline

Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £50,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
Published: 26 Oct 2023
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

LUPC is conducting a market exercise to determine the suitability or otherwise of using a Voluntary ex ante transparency notice procedure for the creation of a framework for the procurement of mobile phones that have been produced with the aim of minimising their social and environmental impact. This includes the current single provider to the current agreement, Your Co-op for the supply of Fairphone devices. Interested parties are required to meet various conditions including the right to sell to business customers in the UK while also being able to sell to Higher Education staff and students, the use of conflict free minerals including Fairtrade certified gold or equivalent, the protection of the employment rights of workers throughout the supply chain including wages above the in-country minimum wage line and a device design that is both end-user repairable and with extended software support to maximize the phone’s useful life.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

32250000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

26 Oct 2023
Planning notice
Planning notice published 25 October 2023.
Release 031546-2023
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

London Universities Purchasing Consortium published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £50,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-040f10
Source: Find a Tender
Stage: planning · Planning
Last verified: Mon 6 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST
Read at: Sat 17 Oct 2026, 02:08 BST

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