ONP Evaluation
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Technopolis Ltd
- Value
- £599,760
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Published
- 15 October 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The project is being commissioned by Digital Infrastructure (DI), a directorate within the Department of Science and Innovation Technology (DSIT) (the Contracting Authority). The Term of the Contract is 12 months. The maximum budget available for this contract is £600,000 (excluding VAT). Any extension would need to be agreed with the Contracting Authority in accordance with the contractual clauses. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is commissioning an evaluation of the UK Government's Open Networks Programme (ONP), a £295.5m portfolio of 11 interventions supporting research, development, testing, and market adoption of open and interoperable network technologies, principally Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN). The first funded activities started in summer 2021, and the final activities concluded in March 2026. Through this procurement, we are seeking specialist evaluation services to deliver an interim evaluation of the programme, encompassing robust mixed method analysis, aligned with HM Treasury's Magenta Book guidance on evaluation design and the Green Book's principles of appraisal, value for money and risk management.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date12 October 2026
- Completed: Award published15 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date12 October 2027in 12 months
About the buyer
The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov |
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