--- title: "Strategic Support to ESN Transition" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Home Office" published: "2026-10-14" --- # Strategic Support to ESN Transition Buyer: Home Office Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-393a3792-2ac4-4772-a86f-209c921684d3.json) ## Summary The Home Office commissioned strategic support for the transition of the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a programme intended to replace the emergency services’ communications system. The procurement is for stakeholder representation services, including support to engage and represent stakeholders as the transition progresses. The buying organisation is the Home Office. Delivery is identified in London and the South West, with a London address also associated with the requirement. This is a specialist public-sector advisory and stakeholder-engagement assignment rather than a purchase of network equipment or general IT supply. The scope is described at a high level as strategic support to the ESN transition, so suppliers whose work centres on representing and engaging stakeholders in complex public service or communications programmes are the closest fit. The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Capgemini through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 15 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £8,209,580, and the contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 October 2027. The planned contract period matches the period attached to the award. The tender deadline was 8 September 2026 at 12:00. The procurement is classified as a services contract and assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published details do not set out evaluation criteria or further eligibility requirements, so the award information establishes the selected supplier, route, value and duration, but not the scoring basis used to choose the provider. For suppliers that did not win, this award indicates demand from the Home Office for strategic stakeholder representation connected to a major emergency-services communications transition. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to show the ability to engage and represent stakeholders across a complex public-sector programme, provide strategic advice relevant to a large-scale transition, and sustain delivery across the stated London and South West locations. The award went to a large supplier and the procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs, indicating a requirement positioned for substantial organisational capacity rather than a small specialist engagement. Experience supporting comparable communications or public-service transformation programmes would be relevant to demonstrating fit, while the award itself provides no detail on specific credentials or technical standards demanded. ## Notice Strategic Support to ESN Transition ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d100ded2-9f3a-4be5-ab8e-eaaf2abf6f74 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 15 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 14 Oct 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,209,580 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £8,209,580 | | 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 | | Postcode area | East London | | Postcode | E20 1JN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park | | Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow | | Delivery location | TLI London, TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Capgemini UK plc | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services ## Release History - 14 Oct 2026 at 14:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d100ded2-9f3a-4be5-ab8e-eaaf2abf6f74 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d100ded2-9f3a-4be5-ab8e-eaaf2abf6f74 14th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/059e1e14-b075-4358-96f6-461c25a0118b n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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