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Published 20 Dec 2024, 18:22 GMT
Official UK Procurement Procedure
ESMCP - Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network
Central Government
SME eligible
Air-to-ground telecommunications services
Ancillary works for telecommunications
Communications system maintenance services
+34 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
Lots published
1
Contract duration
Standard
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: The Secretary of State for the Home Department: "ESMCP - Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
This Award Notice is for the provision of the Mobile Services network and related services for the Home Office to support the development and implementation of the new Emergency Services Network (ESN).
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThis Award Notice is for the provision of the Mobile Services network and related services for the Home Office to support the development and implementation of the new Emergency Services Network (ESN). ESN will replace the expensive, ageing and outdated Airwave system and provide critical communications for the emergency services. The new Mobile Services Agreement (MSA) has been awarded jointly to EE Ltd and BT Plc in the form of a tripartite agreement. The award of the contract was previously announced at pre-contract stage via a Voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice published on the Find a Tender service website on 31 July 2024 (FTS/024046-2024). The Mobile Services contract is for a term of 7.25 years plus one extension year, as well as a termination assistance period, for a maximum value of £1.85bn. The Mobile Services contract will provide mobile network coverage for emergency services mission critical communications. This contract subsumes and replaces the previous contract for mobile network services with EE which was expiring and required updating. The main services to be provided by the MS Suppliers shall include the services specified in the Original Lot 3 Agreement with certain modifications which are designed to optimise the delivery and performance of the ESN, based on experience gained during the Original Lot 3 Agreement, as set out in the afore-mentioned VEAT. Additional information: Continuation from section V.2.5): 28.3% of the services will be subcontracted to entities outside of the BT Group. Most of these subcontracted services will be provided through existing contractual relationships with suppliers that the MS Suppliers already use for their commercial network service.Contract period:Not publishedEligibility:Not published
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)EE Ltd and British Telecommunications PlcHolds 100% of historical attributable spend
Entry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Published track record for The Secretary of State for the Home Department. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£1,850,000,000Historical spend
Methodology & coverage notes (1 active published awards)
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 32):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| EE Ltd and British Telecommunications Plc | 1 win | £1,850,000,000 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 32 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 18:20 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
2.2%
Typical Bids Received
3reported bids
Decision Velocity
~44 days
Notice Stability
1 updates
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 32)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 contract | £6,400,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 1 contract | £1,850,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 2 contracts | £1,800,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
Constellia Public LimitedCRN: 08664789 | 3 contracts | £1,602,500,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Airwave SolutionsCRN: 03985643 | 5 contracts | £1,564,981,925 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDCRN: PNQM-8935-PYGQ | 25 contracts | £1,362,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
STS DefenceCRN: 03193298 | 6 contracts | £1,175,054,335 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Trapeze ITS Switzerland GmBH LimitedCRN: CH-290.4.016.518-7 | 4 contracts | £959,213,500 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 1 contract | £826,750,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: PYGC-6427-QMNZ | 17 contracts | £763,316,277 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated ServicesWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · 3 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST | £49,999,999 | same CPV family same region |
On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems & Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy ServicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · 9 Sept 2026, 08:29 BST | £100,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Data Management Solution for Train Service Specification DataNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · 2 Sept 2026, 17:07 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
Technical Support Services 2026Procurement for Housing · 2 Sept 2026, 14:08 BST | £260,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Emergency Lighting Inspection, Testing and Maintenance ServicesStaffordshire County Council · 7 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST | £1,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Standard public procedure | Legal basis | Standard UK Procurement Rules | Procurement category | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | complete | Procurement threshold | Sub-threshold | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Stand-alone contract (No framework) | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 20 Dec 2024, 18:22 GMT | Last source update | 20 Dec 2024, 18:22 GMT |
| Classification (CPV) | Air-to-ground telecommunications services, Ancillary works for telecommunications, Communications system maintenance services, Computer facilities management services, Data management services, Data network support services, Data transmission services, Facilities management services for computer systems development, Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance, Facilities management services involving computer operation, Helpdesk and support services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Installation of telecommunications equipment, Installation services (except software), Integrated telecommunications services, Maintenance and repair of data network equipment, Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment, Maintenance of information technology equipment, Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment, Mobile-telephone services, Networking, Internet and intranet software package, Preventive maintenance services, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations, Short Message Service (SMS) services, Systems support services, Telecommunications facilities, Telecommunications services, Telecommunications system, Television broadcast transmission services | ||||
| Delivery area | UK | ||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04868e | ||||
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Dec 2024, 18:22 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 22 Nov 2024, 00:00 GMT · £1,850,000,000
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (1) EE Ltd and British Telecommunications Plc Not published · Not published · active Subcontracting: Specialist services required to design, build and install specialist coverage solutions, 5G SA implementation, 4G/5G core network integration support, appropriate power resilience solutions, support with the Air to Ground network and specialist services to fix urgent faults at EE network sites and maintenance and support of the ESN dedicated core network. (Cont/d in additional Information section) |
Contracts (1) Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network £1,850,000,000 · signed 22 Nov 2024, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) electronicBids: 1 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1) smeBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Bidding dynamics & price outcome Total bids received: 1 (1 from SMEs) |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Official notice release published
20 Dec 2024, 18:22 GMT - Buyer information updated
20 Dec 2024, 18:22 GMT - Status changed to complete
31 Jul 2024, 17:41 BST - Official notice release published
31 Jul 2024, 17:41 BST - Buyer information updated
31 Jul 2024, 17:41 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Contracting authority
Central Government
Official Documents & Specifications (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Procedure justification & pre-market engagement
Official Statement
| Procedure rationale (direct award / limited competition) | The Authority has entered into the Mobile Services Agreement with the MS Suppliers on the basis that regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 applies, i.e. that only the MS Suppliers can provide the services required because competition is absent for technical reasons. The Authority considers that no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The reasons that the Authority considers the use of regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) applies are detailed in the ESN Mobile Services Agreement Voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice published on the Find a Tender service website on 31 July 2024 (FTS/024046-2024). |
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