Official UK procurement notice
User Services for Emergency Services Network (ESN)
Authority: Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Award Notice relates to the award of a contract the provision of User Services (US) , a managed service to be provided to the 3 Emergency Services (Police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance) ("3ES") and other future users.
CPV: Air-to-ground telecommunications services · Ancillary works for telecommunications · Billing system · Call centre · Collection agency services · Communications system maintenance services · Customer services · Data management services · Data network management and support services · Data transmission services · Draft plans (systems and integration) · General Mobile Radio Services/Family Radio Services (GMRS/FRS) · +30 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£895,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- Suitability
N/A
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Oct 2022, 17:29 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
- Authority reference
C18116- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001272- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037300Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The initial term of the contract is [84.5 months] and runs until 31st December 2031. The Authority may (at its sole discretion) extend the initial term by one or more extension periods by giving the supplier at least sixty (60) Working Days' notice before the end of the initial term (up to a maximum of 2 years in two separate 12 month periods). The Authority may (at its sole discretion) extend the initial term by one or more extension periods by giving the supplier at least sixty (60) Working Days' (as defined in the regulations') notice before the end of the initial term or beyond (up to a maximum of 2 years in two separate 12 month periods) The Home Office as Contracting Authority intends to put in place contracts for the ESN for use by or on behalf of itself and other UK public sector bodies (The Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government, Safer Communities Directorate , The Welsh Ministers acting through the Welsh Government) in England, Scotland, and Wales (and their statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes). However, the services shall also be available for use by all UK contracting authorities (as defined in the Regulations) with a public safety, crime prevention or security remit, including, but not limited to, Central Government Departments (in particular the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government, and the Welsh Ministers acting through the Welsh Government and their Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) (a list of Government Departments, Agencies and NDPBs can be found at: Departments, agencies and public bodies - GOV.UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) he services shall also be available to the following entities: NHS bodies (i.e. NHS England, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and other NHS organisations including NHS Scotland and its organisations and Special NHS Boards in Scotland) (lists of such Authorities and Trusts can be found at: NHS England » NHS provider directory NHS Wales health boards and trusts | GOV.WALES Organisations – Scotland's Health on the Web Local Authorities a list of such authorities can be found at: LOCAL AUTHORITY COUNCILS: England: County, Unitary, District, Borough, and Metropolitan Councils. (Parish and Community Councils are also permissible users). See link: A-Z of councils online | Local Government Association https://www.local.gov.uk/topics http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm Scotland: Administered across 32 Council areas. See link: Councils | COSLA Wales: Administered across 22 Council areas. See link: Find your local authority | GOV. WALES https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and- neighbourhood/local-authorities/local-authority-contacts/ All territorial and specialist police forces in England, Wales, and Scotland, including National Crime Agency, College of Policing and other law enforcement agencies, all Police and Crime Commissioners and Police Authorities in the UK, Fire and Rescue Services Find a police force | Police.uk (www.police.uk) List of UK fire and rescue services (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk) Structure of the UK Ambulance Services - aace.org.uk. In addition, the services may be made available to Category 1 Responders so "organisations identified as Category 1 or 2 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) which could include (transport operators, utility operators, and charities that interact with public safety bodies). Please note the following sections should be zero, however the current form does not allow for a zero entry: Number of tenders received from SMEs: (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC) Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 720 days from the deadline
Timeline
27 Jan 2023 → 14 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected27 Jan 2023
- Submission deadline19 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2023- Published value updated to £895,000,00015 May 2023, 12:04 BSTwas £500,000,000
- Status changed to active15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
- Procurement method changed15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
- Buyer details updated15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
- Status changed to complete14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM United Kingdom LimitedSubcontracting: Specialist services in support of overall User Services delivery | £1,362,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
User Services for Emergency Services Network (ESN) · IBM United Kingdom Limited
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2024
- Value
- £1,362,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Secretary of State for the Home Department, Public Safety Group, Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic order and safetyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety, Health, Fire and Rescue Services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IBM United Kingdom LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria