AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Home Office published an award notice for Teams Phone - Unified Communications. The sole recorded award is to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED for £23.4 million, with a stated period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Published outcomeAward recorded as active to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED through a framework call-off. The notice supports an award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceA £23.4 million public-sector unified communications award with broad stated delivery coverage, awarded through a framework call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bf196204-5a51-435f-9a7b-6226b997fae6-1 · 23400000 GBP · Active award
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The sole award names British Telecommunications; supplier verification maps this to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (company number 01800000). The £23.4 million value is attached to this sole-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document identify the publication as an awarded contract notice.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status "active".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status in the source JSON is "complete".
Contract signature
97% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied notice records an active award and contract period but contains no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£23,400,000 GBP
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The sole award record states amount 23400000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and a £23.4 million award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence22 June 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-06-22T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence1 October 2026
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The tender and award contract periods both state a start date of 2026-10-01.
Award notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-21T13:27:31+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence30 September 2029
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The tender and award contract periods both state an end date of 2029-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTeams Phone - Unified Communications
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The process and tender title are "Teams Phone - Unified Communications".
Category
98% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is services.
Published CPV classification
99% confidence71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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The supplied primary CPV classification is 71000000 with this description.
Stated delivery coverage
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World
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The tender item lists these delivery countries or territories.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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The process and tender procurementMethod are "selective".
Method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The process and tender procurementMethodDetails state this method.
Competition and evaluation information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award criteria are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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The award contractPeriod gives these dates.
Stated duration
97% confidence3 years
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The stated start and end dates span three years.
Extensions, options and pricing structure
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option, renewal clause or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The notice states that the selective procedure was a call-off from a framework agreement.
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and award
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The supplied dataset contains one award, naming one supplier.
Supplier suitability flag
94% confidenceSME suitability marked true; VCSE suitability marked false
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: false.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Scope-classification inconsistency
99% confidenceThe Teams Phone/unified communications title does not appear aligned with the published primary CPV description for architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services.
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The title is "Teams Phone - Unified Communications" while CPV 71000000 is published as architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services.
Contract conclusion evidence
97% confidenceThe record supports an active award and stated period, not an explicit signed-contract assertion.
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No supplied field explicitly states that a contract was signed or executed.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo lot allocation, bidder count, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, tender and lot data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published primary CPV classification appears inconsistent with the Teams Phone/unified communications title; the analysis reports both without resolving the discrepancy.
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- No lots or individual lot allocations are supplied.
- Information on competition, bid volumes, scoring, award rationale, pricing, extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Home OfficeTeams Phoneunified communicationsBRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDBTframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Teams Phone - Unified Communications award?
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED is the sole recorded supplier on the award.
What is the award value?
The sole award is valued at £23.4 million GBP.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 30 September 2029.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied notice does not explicitly state that the contract was signed; it records an active award and a stated contract period.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.