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title: "Pricing trends for communications services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058f52"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OFCOM"
published: "2025-08-28"
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# Pricing trends for communications services

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058f52

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## Summary

The public procurement process led by Ofcom, a sub-central government public authority based in London, involves a contract titled "Pricing trends for communications services." This initiative, directed towards the collection and analysis of data on UK residential communication services, falls under the services industry category and is intended for use in Ofcom's pricing trends and market monitoring. The procurement process followed a "direct" method below the competition threshold, resulting in an award with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as the supplier. The contract, valued at £50,000, commenced on 26 May 2025 and is set to conclude on 31 October 2025. The process reached the contract stage, having been officially signed on 8 May 2025.

This tender represents significant opportunities for entities engaged in data collection and collation services, particularly those with expertise in benchmarking and comparative pricing models within the communications sector. Businesses that excel in developing sophisticated pricing analysis tools and those with an established track record in collaborating with public authorities would find potential growth avenues here. Given the direct procurement nature and emphasis on international pricing comparisons, companies with experience in large-scale data handling and economic analysis across different regions, specifically the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the US, may find this contract beneficial for expanding their service offerings and enhancing their market positioning.

## Notice

Provision of price benchmarking analysis of UK residential communications services, and a comparison of UK prices with those in other countries for use in Ofcom's Pricing Trends reporting and general market monitoring purposes. This includes the provision of: - A UK communications pricing model based on a basket analysis - An international pricing model comparing the prices of baskets of residential communications services in the UK to those in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051961-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 25 May 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFCOM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9HA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2025 at 12:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051961-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051961-2025
  28th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ofcom.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.oecd.org/

## Provenance

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