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title: "Mobile voice and data services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE"
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# Mobile voice and data services

Buyer: ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a6812f1-bece-4da4-873a-d904a886db13

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## Summary

The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has concluded a procurement process to secure mobile voice and data services, awarding the contract to Vodafone Ltd. This procurement, primarily within the mobile-telephone services industry, was completed as part of a call-off from the Crown Commercial framework RM6261 Lot 1. Located in Reading, England (postal code: RG31 7SD), this process falls under the procurement stage of 'award,' having concluded on 8th May 2026. The contract spans a five-year period from 15th May 2026 to 14th May 2031, with a total value of £45,000. The procurement method employed was selective, leveraging a framework agreement to address complexities in changing providers and achieving cost savings.

This tender presents growth opportunities, particularly for businesses in the telecommunications sector experienced with government contracts and framework agreements. Companies specialising in mobile and data communication services can expand their market presence by building relationships with public sector entities through targeted frameworks, such as the Crown Commercial Service. Micro to medium enterprises may find similar future procurements accessible, especially if they can offer technical solutions or cost efficiencies. Establishing a foothold in this domain could lead to further opportunities in related public sector services.

## Notice

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has a requirement for Mobile network SIM cards, these are issued for voice and data use by staff who are wholly or partly mobile workers as part of their role. Users are also allocated a mobile device for home working and as a lone working safety device.The Authority reviewed Crown Commercial framework RM6261 Lot 1 - Mobile Voice and Data Services Catalogue - to direct award the contract to Vodafone as the Authority has been with Vodafone through a third-party re-seller. The justification to re-award the contract is the technical difficulty of changing the provider and the savings realised awarding the contract to Vodafone via the framework. The lenght of the call off contract is over four year period as the framework did not have any maximum call off contract length.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c97ac087-3e1e-43e8-81c6-665c733d5d1f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 May 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 May 2026 - 14 May 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| 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 | ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG31 7SD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| Electoral ward | Tilehurst Birch Copse |
| Westminster constituency | Reading West and Mid Berkshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VODAFONE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64212000 - Mobile-telephone services

## Release History

- 1 Jun 2026 at 10:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c97ac087-3e1e-43e8-81c6-665c733d5d1f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c97ac087-3e1e-43e8-81c6-665c733d5d1f
  1st June 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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