Published date: 9 December 2025
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Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
OXFS001-DN797163-96153616
Published date
9 December 2025
Closing date
18 July 2025
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
1 August 2025
Contract end date
31 July 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Around 14% of England does not have good outdoor mobile coverage and up to 27% of premises do not have good indoor coverage, according to the most recent OFCOM Connected Nations report. The situation for adequate capacity is likely to be poorer still, with ad-hoc reports suggesting the figure may be worse.
5G coverage has been increasing and OFCOM has reported population coverage of 67-78%, but this coverage is mainly in large conurbations. Only 22% of the UK 81,000 mobile sites have 5G equipment installed, and many of these do not use the spectrum that delivers high capacity.
These areas of poor coverage are widely spread, in small pockets.
It is not enough simply to know where there is a problem. Addressing poor mobile coverage requires three components:
1> A business case to secure public funding to address the market failure
2> A clear understanding of where market failure exists, why it exists, how it can be re-solved and what costs and benefits are associated with resolution
3>One or more delivery mechanisms to deploy public funding to resolve the market failure efficiently and competitively
The solution proposed by this Call-Off must address the poor mobile coverage in Oxfordshire and the surrounding region. It must be capable of growing rapidly to drive benefits across the UK
Award information
Awarded date
31 July 2025
Contract start date
1 August 2025
Contract end date
31 July 2028
Total value of contract
£3,000,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Spirit Public Sector Limited
Address
2 Plassey Square,
Penarth,
South Glamorgan,
CF64 1HBReference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Martin Hall
Address
Oxfordshire County Council
3rd Floor County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 7889164706
martin.hall@oxfordshire.gov.uk
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