Find a TenderAwarded without competitionTransparency notice

Published 31 Oct 2025, 12:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

4G/5G Private & Public mobile network Culham Campus

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)

+7 more

Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£204,600published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Ember Networks Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Recently developed equipment and solution that will provide 4G and eventually 5G mobile network services on private land and internally into buildings with little or no mobile signal. Culham Campus has poor signal quality, and this solution aims to provide improved coverage externally and inside the main C11 security reception.

CPV: Computer network services · Data transmission services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

72700000 Computer network services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Oct 2025, 12:58 GMT
Last source update: 6 Nov 2025, 08:34 GMT
Authority reference: JNCA/GW150/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-071451
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV): Computer network servicesData transmission services
Delivery area: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 more
South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d801 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Currently Ember Networks are the only supplier that can provide these services via Ionx.
Ionx have engaged directly with Ember Networks Ltd to provide customer facing services.
Ionx currently support the Private 5G network equipment and services on Culham Campus
for Oxbotica. Ionx have developed a ‘back end’ SaaS solution and specialist 4G antennae
equipment that will provide Public 4G mobile network solutions on private ground. Ionx are
the only contractor to have contractually agreed with the 4 main network operators o2, EE,
Vodafone & 3 to provide public 4G & 5G mobile services through their uniquely developed
SaaS solution.

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
31 Oct 2025, 12:58 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Procurement method changed
6 Nov 2025, 08:34 GMT
Buyer details updated
6 Nov 2025, 08:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2some still in standstill

Awarded value £204,6001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ember Networks Ltd1 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2025	£204,600	—	Standstill
Ember Networks Ltd	£245,520 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

4G/5G Private & Public mobile network Culham Campus · Ember Networks Ltd
Signed
1 Nov 2025
Value
£245,520
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityFusion ResearchPublic authority - central government PLJV-1169-JTDD · GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, UK, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Ember Networks LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNNX-5243-ZXVQ Jubilee House, third avenue, marlow, South East, SL7 1EYContact email
Ember Networks Ltd Awarded supplier Buckinghamshire , UK, SL7 1EY

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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