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Provision of WiFi Services

FCDO Services

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

15 Oct 2026 at 15:29

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

11 Sep 2025 at 16:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

11 Sep 2025 at 15:57

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

FCDO Services is buying a Wi-Fi service for its operations. This is an IT services requirement covering provision of Wi-Fi; the procurement data does not describe particular technical features, sites or user groups. FCDO Services is the buying organisation, based at Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes. The delivery location is recorded only as the United Kingdom, so no specific service site can be identified. The contract is classified as a service, rather than a supply of Wi-Fi equipment alone. The award identifies the work under the broad classification of information technology services. This is a focused requirement for a supplier able to provide and support Wi-Fi services for a central government organisation, rather than a broader IT programme or a stated equipment-only purchase.

The procurement is complete and awarded to SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED. FCDO Services used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition; the record shows one lot. The award was dated 11 September 2025 and recorded an estimated value of £18,000 excluding VAT (£23,000 including VAT). The signed contract is active, with a contract period from 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2028. Its recorded value is £1,852,857 excluding VAT (£2,223,429 including VAT), which differs substantially from the award value. No evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are stated. The outcome therefore identifies the selected supplier and contract terms, but does not set out a competitive scoring basis against which bidders were assessed.

For suppliers considering similar future work from FCDO Services, this award demonstrates demand for a Wi-Fi service delivered to a central government buyer. A credible competitor would need the operational capability to provide and maintain reliable Wi-Fi service, and to manage delivery in a public-sector environment. The requirement is categorised broadly as IT services, but the published scope does not identify specific technologies, service levels, security standards, accreditations, staffing levels or named delivery sites; these should not be assumed to be required. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that a smaller business was capable of winning this award, although the contract’s recorded value indicates a substantial commitment. The route was a non-competitive direct award, so the process provides no evidence about the buyer’s future evaluation criteria or preferred supplier credentials.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of WiFi Services

Notice Description

The provision of a WI-FI service for FCDO Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0598d0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097583-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£1,852,857 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20251 years ago
Contract Period
22 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FCDO Services
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK19 7BH
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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