Notice Information
Notice Title
ESMCP - Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network
Notice 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).
Lot Information
Lot 1
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). ESN will replace the expensive, ageing and outdated Airwave system and provide critical communications for the emergency services.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 PS1.85bn. 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.
Options: 1 Year
Procurement Information
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).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04868e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041313-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
45 - Construction work
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
32523000 - Telecommunications facilities
32524000 - Telecommunications system
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48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
50312300 - Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment
50324200 - Preventive maintenance services
50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
50334400 - Communications system maintenance services
51000000 - Installation services (except software)
64200000 - Telecommunications services
64212000 - Mobile-telephone services
64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services
64225000 - Air-to-ground telecommunications services
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72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
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72318000 - Data transmission services
72322000 - Data management services
72514000 - Computer facilities management services
72514100 - Facilities management services involving computer operation
72514200 - Facilities management services for computer systems development
72514300 - Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance
98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,850,000,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jul 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
- Contact Name
- ESMCP Commercial Team, ESMCP Mobile Services Commercial Lead
- Contact Email
- esmcpsupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9EX
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice URLs
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