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title: "ESMCP - Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HOME OFFICE"
published: "2024-12-20"
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# ESMCP - Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0e2cd604-6524-45e3-8407-54ac4adf76d1

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## Summary

The Home Office has awarded a Mobile Services Agreement for the Emergency Services Network (ESN) to EE Ltd and British Telecommunications Plc. This agreement will replace the outdated Airwave system, providing critical communications for emergency services across the United Kingdom. The award was announced on 22 November 2024, with the contract commencing on 1 December 2024 and running until 29 February 2032. This limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication was undertaken due to the technical specificity required, resulting in a £1.85 billion contract. Services will be delivered across all regions of the UK, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, and Wales.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in telecommunications to enhance their network capabilities and deliver high-quality services. The contract is well-suited for large companies with the technical expertise to handle the critical communications needs for emergency services. The collaboration between EE Ltd and British Telecommunications Plc highlights the need for established firms with proven track records and the ability to integrate advanced mobile service technologies. Companies looking to expand in the government contract sector, particularly those with a focus on substantial infrastructure projects, will find this award to be an exemplary case of the opportunities available in public sector procurement.

## Notice

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 ESN will replace the expensive, ageing and outdated Airwave system and provide critical communications for the emergency services.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. 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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b6633ab-9d39-46ff-82f4-7b47245073af |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2024 - 29 Feb 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,850,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,289,231,819 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ; BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64200000 - Telecommunications services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2024 at 18:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b6633ab-9d39-46ff-82f4-7b47245073af

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## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

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