AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DSIT awarded TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED a £599,760 contract to provide an interim evaluation of the Open Networks Programme, focused on mixed-method evaluation of open and interoperable network technologies including Open RAN.
Published outcomeOne active award was published for TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED. The award notice reports a 12-month contract period from 12 October 2026 to 12 October 2027.
Market significanceThe commission supports evaluation of DSIT's £295.5m, 11-intervention Open Networks Programme and is classified as research, development and related consultancy services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-805a0222-b95f-4d91-9340-7a68efb5536a-1 · 599760 GBP · active award
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Verified legal supplier name is TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED (company number 02354937); the sole active award names Technopolis Limited and reports £599,760.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete and award status active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; source status is 'complete'; the award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-24.
Contract period stated in award data
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 12 October 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod records give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
90% confidence£599,760 excluding VAT basis not explicitly stated for the award value
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The award value is 599,760 GBP. The description says the maximum budget is £600,000 excluding VAT, but does not explicitly state the VAT treatment of the awarded amount.
Published maximum budget
99% confidence£600,000 excluding VAT
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Tender description states that the maximum budget available is £600,000 excluding VAT.
Programme context value
97% confidence£295.5m
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Tender description describes the Open Networks Programme as a £295.5m portfolio of 11 interventions.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence17 July 2026, 13:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-07-17T13:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-24.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T11:04:17+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-12.
Stated contract end
98% confidence12 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInterim evaluation of the Open Networks Programme
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Tender description says DSIT is commissioning an evaluation of the UK Government's Open Networks Programme.
Evaluation approach
98% confidenceMixed-method analysis aligned with HM Treasury Magenta Book guidance and Green Book principles
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Tender description specifies robust mixed-method analysis and the stated guidance and principles.
Programme focus
98% confidenceResearch, development, testing and market adoption of open and interoperable network technologies, principally Open RAN
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Tender description describes the ONP portfolio and its technology focus.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
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Primary classification record.
Delivery geography
92% confidenceUnited Kingdom and additional stated geographies including Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these countries/regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethod are 'selective'.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails states this route.
SME and VCSE suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields show sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, scoring and evaluation rationale are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence12 months
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Tender description states that the term is 12 months; stated dates run from 12 October 2026 to 12 October 2027.
Extension
96% confidencePotential extension subject to agreement under contractual clauses; duration and value are not published
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Tender description says any extension would need agreement in accordance with contractual clauses.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award data records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly confirm signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award versus published budget
87% confidenceThe reported £599,760 award is £240 below the stated £600,000 maximum budget
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Award value is £599,760; tender description gives a £600,000 maximum budget. VAT treatment of the specific award amount is not explicitly stated.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a dynamic purchasing system call-off rather than an openly described procedure
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The procurement method details state 'Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system'.
Demand signal
98% confidenceThe commission is for interim programme evaluation rather than delivery of Open RAN technology
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Tender description defines the required service as an interim evaluation of the ONP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status interpretation
99% confidenceThe record supports publication of an active award and states a contract period; it does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed.
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Award status is active and the notice is an awarded contract notice; no signature field or signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
VAT treatment
96% confidenceThe published budget is expressly excluding VAT, but VAT treatment for the £599,760 award value is not explicitly stated.
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Description labels only the £600,000 maximum budget as excluding VAT; award value record has no VAT basis.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published, so the sole award is not allocated to a named lot.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, evaluation scores, bid count, award rationale and detailed extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it records an active award and stated contract dates.
- VAT treatment of the reported £599,760 award value is not explicitly stated.
- No lots, individual lot values or lot allocation are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and detailed extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DSITTECHNOPOLIS LIMITEDONP EvaluationOpen Networks ProgrammeOpen RANevaluation servicesdynamic purchasing systempublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DSIT ONP Evaluation contract?
TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED was named as the supplier for the sole active award.
What is the reported value of the ONP Evaluation award?
The published award value is £599,760. The notice separately states a maximum budget of £600,000 excluding VAT.
When does the stated contract period run?
The award data states 12 October 2026 to 12 October 2027.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature confirmation is supplied. The source records an active award and a stated contract period.
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