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FPEP Cellular Network

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

01 Sep 2026 at 14:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

01 Sep 2026 at 14:17

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

20 Nov 2025 at 15:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

20 Nov 2025 at 10:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

18 Nov 2025 at 12:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is procuring telecommunications network services for the City of London Police’s Future Police Estate. The requirement covers the design, supply, installation and operation of cellular connectivity across at least four police buildings, with the estate comprising six new or refurbished buildings of different sizes and functions. Buildings will be brought into use in stages, and the service must support additional small sites if they are later identified. The contract is intended to provide consistent service levels and coordinated arrangements across the estate, including the ability to add sites. The work will be delivered across the City of London Police estate in London. The relevant service categories are telecommunications networks and telecommunications services.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. There is one lot, with electronic submission permitted in English through the City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal. The enquiry deadline is 22 September 2026 at 12:00 noon and the tender deadline is 29 September 2026 at 12:00 noon. The award decision is due by 21 October 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 30 November 2026 to 29 November 2029, with an option to extend by up to two years in annual increments, making a possible five-year term. Its estimated value is £1,151,240 excluding VAT, or £1,381,488 including VAT. Evaluation is 55% technical quality, 15% responsible procurement and 30% commercial response. Economic and technical selection requirements apply, and tender documents are released after a completed non-disclosure agreement.

This opportunity suits telecommunications providers able to design, transition, install and operate cellular network services across a multi-site public-sector estate. Bidders need the capacity to bring buildings online in stages while maintaining consistent service levels, aligned renewal arrangements and reliable business-as-usual support. Relevant strengths include service operating models, implementation and transition planning, supply-chain and subcontractor management, governance, relationship management, resilience, business continuity, security management, continuous improvement and innovation. The requirement also favours suppliers able to manage future site additions and the operational risks associated with estate moves. Commercial responses are assessed alongside technical delivery and responsible procurement, including digital skills investment, carbon emissions, sustainable innovation, resource procurement and disposal, and air quality. Small and medium-sized enterprises are considered suitable for the opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FPEP Cellular Network

Notice Description

The City will provide the tender documents relating to this procurement upon receipt of a completed Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The NDA must be returned via the messaging facility on the City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal (itt_310), at the address set out at section 126 of this notice. The City of London Police (CoLP) are currently undertaking a programme to modernise their estate through a mixture of the construction of brand new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings. There will be 6 buildings within the future police estate of varying sizes and containing a wide range of functions, and they will be ready for handover to CoLP at different times across approximately a 2-year period from late 2026 to early 2029. There will be a minimum of four sites requiring cellular network throughout. The deployment will be modular (different buildings will be brought online on different dates), but the contract must incorporate all sites, with aligned contract renewal dates and consistent SLAs. It is possible up to three additional small sites may also require cellular connectivity, but this will not be known until these sites have been constructed. The contract must be flexible enough to add additional sites as required. City of London requires further information which is outlined below. This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal' (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated contract value given at sections 31 and 32 is for the full duration of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This contract duration is for three (3) years with an option to extend for a further two (2) years, in one (1) year increments, therefore the total contract duration is five (5) years). The value's shown in sections 31 and 32 are for the full duration of the contract (60 months).

Planning Information

The City seeks input from the contractor market to understand what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity to deliver the project outcomes. This Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise will provide an opportunity for the City to obtain insight into how contractors might approach the delivery of the project. It also gives a useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from the market. Interested organisations will be asked to complete and return a brief questionnaire. To access the PME questionnaire and supporting documentation, please register on the electronic tendering system 'City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal' url: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59905 and search for Cellular Network'. Organisations should submit their completed questionnaire in accordance with the instructions set out in the PME documentation, by the return deadline of 12:00pm (noon/midday) on 2nd December 2025. Following receipt and review of questionnaires, the project team may conduct further direct discussions with organisations of interest to further explore the themes set out in the questionnaire.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e33c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082714-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

32412100 - Telecommunications network

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,151,240 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,151,240 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
6 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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