--- title: "Federated Authentication for Connected London Public WiFi" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN" published: "2026-08-06" --- # Federated Authentication for Connected London Public WiFi Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06dd51.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Camden is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Federated Authentication for Connected London Public WiFi" project, as of 6th August 2026. This initiative is aimed at exploring a federated authentication model for public WiFi, working alongside the Greater London Authority and other bodies. It falls under the IT services industry, focusing on consulting, software development, and internet support. The project, set to take place in the UK region London (UKI), seeks to ensure a seamless, secure, and scalable connectivity experience. Businesses interested in participating must express their interest by the 31st December 2026 deadline, as specified in the preliminary market engagement notice. The procurement process is governed by the Procurement Act 2023 and this announcement does not imply future procurement or funding. This tender offers business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in authentication technologies and services that support open standards like OpenRoaming. Companies with expertise in seamless federated identity authentication across different organisational infrastructures, privacy-conscious user interface designs, and scalable technology solutions are particularly well-suited. Although the project is currently exploratory and unfunded, participation can potentially inform Camden's future procurement strategy. The engagement does not extend to value-added resellers, distributors, or systems integrators at this stage, focusing instead on primary technology developers and operators. ## Notice The London Borough of Camden (Camden) is exploring options for a potential second pilot of the Connected London public WiFi programme. Working with the Greater London Authority and other participating organisations, Camden is considering a federated authentication model based on the Wireless Broadband Alliance's OpenRoaming(r) standard. The ambition is to enable a seamless, secure and interoperable user experience across participating organisations while allowing each participant to retain appropriate control of its own infrastructure, policies and governance. This notice is published solely to understand current market capability and inform future thinking. The purpose of this engagement is to better understand the maturity of the market, available technical approaches and delivery models, and to help inform any future procurement strategy and technical specification. No procurement has commenced and no decision has been made to undertake any procurement. Areas of Interest Camden is interested in understanding solutions that: * support OpenRoaming and associated industry standards; * enable federated identity and authentication across multiple organisations; * integrate with enterprise wireless infrastructure; * support secure, privacy-conscious and accessible user journeys; * minimise vendor lock-in through the use of open standards and documented APIs; and * support a scalable federated ecosystem comprising public sector organisations, voluntary and community sector organisations, and private sector partners, while enabling each participant to retain appropriate control of its own infrastructure, policies and governance. Market Engagement At this stage, Camden is seeking to understand the capabilities of organisations that develop, own or operate relevant authentication technologies or services. Camden is not seeking engagement with value added resellers, distributors or systems integrators at this stage. Where appropriate, Camden may invite organisations to participate in focused technical discussions. Important Information This notice is issued for preliminary market engagement under the Procurement Act 2023. It is not a call for competition and does not commit the London Borough of Camden to undertake a procurement or award a contract. Participation, or non-participation, in this engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement. Camden reserves the right not to respond to unsolicited enquiries arising from this notice. The project is currently unfunded and exploratory in nature. Publication of this notice does not imply that funding will be secured or that a procurement exercise will take place. ### Planning Information Please contact LB Camden via the information provided to express your interest in participating in this preliminary market engagement opportunity. LB Camden's market engagement may, among other activities, comprise focused technical discussions with relevant suppliers to understand the capabilities of organisations that develop, own or operate relevant authentication technologies or services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074551-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Dec 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1H 9JE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | King's Cross | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 6 Aug 2026 at 09:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074551-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074551-2026 6th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.camden.gov.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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