Trade
Telecoms and networks tenders
25 open tenders for telecoms work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
- £500kestimated
- £1mestimated
- £15kestimated
- £8.75mestimated
- £98kestimated
- £59.8mestimated
- £15mestimated
- £7.5mframework ceiling
- £242kestimated
- £1.4mestimated
- £2.1mestimated
- £301mframework ceiling
- £600kestimated
- £500kestimated
- £85.5mestimated
- £36.3bnframework ceiling
- £16mestimated
- £50mframework ceiling
- £3.5mestimated
- £48mestimated
- £650mestimated
- £1.5bnestimated
- £450mestimated
- £50mestimated
- Tenders advertised
- 174
- Typical contract value
- £219k
- All trades: £95k
- Typical contract length
- 2 years
- All trades: 1 year
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- All trades: 30 days
- Bids per contract
- 7
- All trades: 5
- Advertised openly
- 36%
- All trades: 36%
- Won by small firms
- 45%
- All trades: 61%
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Hardware E-auction November 2025 Anchor Hanover Group | Ballicom Limited T/A Ballicom International | £67k | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Diversion of Northern Gas Networks Apparatus - Vodaphone Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Vodafone Limited | £323k | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Wavenet Telecomms Managed Service London Metropolitan University | Wavenet Limited | £31k | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Telephone Helpdesk Support Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | Gradwell Communications Limited | £34k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| CSP26183 - Digital Infrastructure Works UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | JL Com Ltd | £12k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| iPhone 16 Plus stock for colleague use Clarion Housing Group | Transputec Limited | — | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of Iridium Mobile and Fixed Terminals (Business Continuity Planning) Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Itc Global (UK) Limited | £86k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| Healthcare Communications Annual Support and Monthly usage fees Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust | Healthcare Communications UK Limited | £26k | 14 Dec 2026 |
14 more end in the next 90 days.
Recent telecoms contract awards
More telecoms awards| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airwave Connection West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority | Motorola/AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LTD | £155k | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Cisco infrastructure Fortinet Firewall 2027-2028 - NTT Southend-on-sea Borough Council | NTT United Kingdom Limited | £148k | 11 Nov 2026 |
| CA18664 - Mobiles - Hardware & Calls Waythrough | Virgin Media Business Limited | £31k | 10 Nov 2026 |
| CA18663 - Mobiles - Hardware & Calls Waythrough | British Telecommunications plc | £129k | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Telematics & Dashcams Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire | Quest Software International Limited | — | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Housing Scheme Digitisation Chesterfield Borough Council | Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd | — | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Windrush Line Transmission System and LAN WAN Design and Build Transport for London | Telent Technology Services Ltd | £4.45m | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Pioneer Educational Trust - ICT Managed Service Pioneer Educational Trust | Turn IT On Ltd | £6m | 9 Nov 2026 |
Suppliers winning the most telecoms contracts in the UK
Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.
| # | Supplier | Contracts | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Softcat plc | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | BT plc | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Virgin Media Business LimitedSME | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | British Telecommunications plc | 12 | 11 |
| 5 | Vodafone Limited | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | Ballicom Limited T/A Ballicom InternationalSME | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Cityfibre Limited | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Gamma Network Solutions LimitedSME | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Boxxe Limited | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | GBM Digital Technologies Ltd (Trading as Sync)SME | 6 | 5 |
Biggest telecoms buyers in the last 12 months
All buyers- 1London Borough of Haringey19 notices
- 2UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)18 notices
- 3Ministry of Defence15 notices
- 4Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 notices
- 5Nynet Public Sector Limited14 notices
- 6Department for Science, Innovation & Technology9 notices
- 7Anchor Hanover Group8 notices
- 8Defence Equipment and Support8 notices