China Mobile's procurement and bidding website yesterday issued a tender announcement for its centralized procurement of new calling equipment for 2026-2027, involving the centralized construction of new calling equipment for 90.24 million subscribers.
The project is divided into two packages.
Package 1: New Calling Capability Network Element (NCP). The number of winning bidders will be three to four: if three vendors win, their shares will be 59%, 30% and 11%, respectively; if four vendors win, their shares will be 53%, 27%, 11% and 9%, respectively.
Package 2: Media Plane Equipment (UMF). There will be two winning bidders, with shares of 65% and 35%, respectively.
The project sets maximum bid prices: Package 1 has a maximum price of 392.2 million yuan (excluding tax), and Package 2 has a maximum price of 733.5 million yuan (excluding tax). Bids exceeding the maximum price will be rejected.