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title: "Starlink"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ea7e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-11-27"
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# Starlink

Buyer: ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ea7e

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Starlink" project, led by the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority, is now at the contract award stage. The procurement addresses the upgrade of command vehicles with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Broadband, enabling improved communication capabilities for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. This initiative, classified under the internet network industry category, took place in the UK region of the United Kingdom, with contracts initiated on 11th March 2025 and expected to end by 31st March 2030. Compliance with UK legislative framework underlines the project's regulatory adherence, while funding discussions for subsequent budget years 2026-2027 remain ongoing. The procurement adhered to a limited method under the threshold, reflecting a controlled competitive environment.

This tender provides substantial growth opportunities for businesses within the telecommunications and satellite broadband sector. Companies specialising in innovative connectivity solutions, particularly those capable of supporting emergency service operations, would find this contract beneficial. With BRDY, a large-scale supplier based in Ireland, already awarded the contract, businesses can benchmark their offerings against industry leaders. By engaging in such projects, companies can enhance their visibility within public sector procurement, showcasing their capabilities to meet critical communication needs of high-profile government entities like the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority. The project underscores the value of versatile communication infrastructures, making it a significant avenue for competitive entities aiming to expand their market presence and capabilities in satellite broadband service provision.

## Notice

Command Vehicles Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Command Vehicles currently use a cellular connection, this has proved to have mixed coverage limiting bandwidth and productivity. Accordingly, now with wide availability of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Broadband, the command vehicles will be upgraded with a satellite connection using the Starlink network. This will increase connection choice and availability, future proof command communications, allowing better cross communications with partners, including TVP drone teams, while creating a more seamless 365 application connection. A project will be run in two phases. First, deploying full mobility Starlink dish and connection to both command vehicles, to compare the Starlink connection with the cellular already on board. This being followed by a decision whether to either remove cellular, as Starlink may be found to be sufficient for the service alone. Otherwise, keep cellular as a failover in event of Starlink connection outage, or to bind the connections together to create a wider bandwidth, with further depth of resiliency, in turn installing a suitable binding router for this. HQ Static Resilience Installation (TVLRF Deployed Newsham Court) The HQ Resilience Starlink will be handed over from TVP/TVLRF to RBFRS in March, with a budget transfer from TVLRF that will cover 100% of the first year of operation under RBFRS (Budget Year 25/26). A contract will be raised with Brdy to facilitate this transfer at no cost to RBFRS. Further funding is under discussion with TVLRF for budget years 26/27. IT & Duty Communications - Backpack pack (Available 24/7 deployment) IT have a backpack Starlink the is deployed to stations where external fibre network has failed, to allow the station to continue operating at near full availability, until a fix by the supplier is implemented. This backpack is also available 24/7 through the Duty Communications Officers, for creating a Wi-Fi dome for command points as needed in areas of poor cellular network signal, or lack of Wi-Fi resources.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077836-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 11 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| 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 | ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY |
| 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 | BRDY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32412110 - Internet network

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2025 at 16:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077836-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077836-2025
  27th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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