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COM-00487 - Spectrum Licencing Solutions

Details

Value
£25,000,000
Published
4 November 2026
Submission
30 November 2026in 3 weeks

Tender description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise Ofcom would like to engage with suitably experienced and skilled suppliers to deliver spectrum licensing activities. Ofcom welcomes responses from platform and product providers, specialist spectrum-technology suppliers, systems integrators, implementation partners and suppliers able to provide configurable, modular or bespoke capabilities. Respondents may cover all or only part of the capability landscape described within the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) document. This PME focuses on spectrum licensing systems, processes, data and operational capabilities used to deliver approved policy. It does not determine licensing policy strategy, including spectrum-management policy objectives, regulatory frameworks, licence products, licence conditions or regulatory obligations. This PME is being undertaken to inform Ofcom's procurement strategy and requirements. As the scope, contract structure, term and value have not yet been determined, any estimated contract value is indicative only. At this stage, Ofcom anticipates that the total value of any resulting contract(s) may be in the range of £2 million to £25 million, with the final value and duration to be informed by the outcomes of this market engagement and subsequent procurement planning. The PME will provide Ofcom with the opportunity to obtain insight into how potential Suppliers might approach delivery of the good(s)/service(s) in question and gain an understanding of the capabilities and interest from the market. This PME will be in the form of a questionnaire, and possibly some discussion between the Ofcom Project Team and interested Suppliers. When registered log-in to Ofcom's Jaggaer esourcing portal and go to the PQQ page 'pqq_108 - Spectrum Licensing Solutions', complete the questionnaire, attach it where indicated in the Technical envelope and Submit.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published4 November 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date30 November 2026in 3 weeks

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About the buyer

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UK's communications regulator, covering broadcasting, telecoms, post and spectrum as a non-departmental public body. Competitions for its contracts usually run as an Invitation to Tender process, procured directly by Ofcom's own commercial team. Larger opportunities also typically route through Crown Commercial Service frameworks or frameworks hosted by public bodies.

Over the past 5 years, most of Ofcom's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and IT services.

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