Closed tender

Thames Freeport 5G Connectivity Partner

Details

Buyer: Thames Freeport
Value: £5,000,000
Topic: Design and execution of research and development
Published: 21 February 2025
Submission: 24 March 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Estimated Total Value Instead of: Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000 Read: Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000 Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Thames Freeport is exploring 5G expansion into academia, healthcare, and community spaces. This EOI begins the process of selecting a 5G infrastructure partner for network projects, starting with a 12-month contract, extendable to three years pending approvals from the Freeport Board and Accountable Body.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published21 February 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date24 March 2025

About the buyer

Thames Freeport is a government-designated Freeport tax site covering Tilbury, DP World London Gateway and Ford's Dagenham plant, and procures through its own delivery team. A board drawing on Barking and Dagenham, Thurrock and Havering councils oversees its programmes. Tenders are published through Find a Tender and the Delta eSourcing portal. Larger schemes, such as its Sustainable Construction Programme, run as competitive procedures under the Procurement Act 2023. The Skills Programme was delivered through an appointed external delivery partner, Matt Hamnett & Associates. Programme teams handle supplier enquiries by email once a tender is live.

£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.

Over the past 5 years, most of Thames Freeport's contract awards have been in research and development, business services and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

73300000 · Design and execution of research and development

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@thames-freeport.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@thames-freeport.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@thames-freeport.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@thames-freeport.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@thames-freeport.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@thames-freeport.gov