Published date: 18 December 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 November 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£139,050

Procurement reference

tender_513417/1540959

Published date

18 December 2025

Closing date

14 November 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

4 December 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The government's Industrial Strategy set out the eight critical sectors that have the greatest growth potential over the next decade and have a critical role in supporting national productivity, economic security and resilience, and the transition to net zero. The Digital and Technology sector is one of these critical sectors of which, Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) is a priority frontier technology - as set out by DSIT's Science and Technology Framework.

ACT and the networks they underpin are increasingly essential for industry, government and citizens. They are essential for telecoms networks but are also deployable in other domains like transport and enterprise networks, and defence and security settings. The increasing reliance across the economy on the connectivity that these technologies enable underpins DSIT's mission to develop a thriving UK ACT ecosystem.

DSIT published the ACT market scoping analysis in June 2025 (discussed in further detail below), which was a rapid review of the size and scale of the UK telecoms ecosystem to identify firms aligned with ACT and their economic impact. This procurement outlines the requirement for a sector study to build on the initial market analysis to inform and support DSIT and wider government ambitions for ACT.

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Award information

Awarded date

4 December 2025

Contract start date

4 December 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£139,050

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Deecon Consulting Limited

Address

Middle Barn Savay Lane, Denham Uxbridge, UB9 5NJ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Address

100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
England

Email

eleanor.woodfield@dsit.gov.uk