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Published 20 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfT - Supply of Overseas E SIMS

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 20 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2029 · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DfT are seeking a supplier capable of providing eSIM solutions for data roaming for business travellers. This Expression of Interest aims to assess your capabilities.

Please email [email protected] to request the EOI documentation quoting reference number TRGA3399.

---Update---

All suppliers that are still interested in this opportunity, and wish to be involved in additional market engagement regarding DfT's Statement of Requirement, please email [email protected].

A market engagement event will be held via Microsoft Teams in the comming weeks.

Thank you for your patience.

CPV: Mobile-telephone services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
64212000 Mobile-telephone services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST
Last source update
3 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052383
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Mobile-telephone services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf9d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published371 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST
  2. Latest notice published145 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST
  3. Market engagement117 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    Please contact [email protected] for access to the Expression of Interest Documentation.

    Please note, only suppliers that respond to the Expression of Interest will be invited to ITT.

  4. Tender notice expected97 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts25 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Procurement discription updated due to the need for additional market engagement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure