AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
FCDO Services has published contract details for provision of WiFi services. The published contract record names SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED as supplier and records a signed, active contract from 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract are recorded for lot 1, with SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED as the named supplier.
Market significanceThe contract’s published net value is £1,852,857 (gross £2,223,429) over approximately three years. The procurement was recorded as below threshold and without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,852,857 net; £2,223,429 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02841021. Supplier verification matched company number 02841021 to SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED. Contract 1 linked to award 1 records GBP 1,852,857 amount and GBP 2,223,429 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 22 September 2025
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Contract 1 has dateSigned "2025-09-22T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidence£1,852,857
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1852857 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidence£2,223,429
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 2223429 GBP.
Award-record value
99% confidence£18,000
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The separate award record for award 1 reports value_amount 18000 GBP.
Value reconciliation
99% confidenceThe published award-record value (£18,000) conflicts with the linked contract’s net (£1,852,857) and gross (£2,223,429) values; no explanation is supplied.
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Award dataset reports 18000 GBP, while contract 1 reports amount 1852857 and amountGross 2223429 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence11 September 2025
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Award 1 award_date is "2025-09-11T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is "2025-09-22T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract start
99% confidence22 September 2025
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Contract 1 period.startDate is "2025-09-22T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract end
99% confidence21 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is "2028-09-21T23:59:59+01:00".
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document 097583-2026 has datePublished "2026-10-15T15:29:07+01:00".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of a WiFi service for FCDO Services
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Process description states: "The provision of a WI-FI service for FCDO Services."
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72222300 — Information technology services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 72222300, described as "Information technology services".
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK and country is GB.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed description supplied
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Tender lists lot 1 only, with status complete. The supplied lot record has null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
96% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation, pricing comparison or award rationale supplied
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No such information appears in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence22 September 2025 to 21 September 2028
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately three years
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2028.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the supplied contract data.
Above-threshold indicator
99% confidenceNo — recorded as below threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender procedure detail also says below threshold.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceA single supplier is named for the sole published lot.
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One award, one supplier and one lot are present in the supplied data.
Commercial interpretation
99% confidenceThe value discrepancy should be resolved against the underlying contract documentation before using either figure for benchmarking or market sizing.
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The award record states £18,000, while the linked contract record states £1,852,857 net and £2,223,429 gross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting published values
99% confidenceThe award-record value is £18,000, but the linked contract gives £1,852,857 net and £2,223,429 gross. The source does not explain the difference.
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Supplied award and contract records contain these differing GBP values.
Notice timing anomaly
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published on 15 October 2026, after the stated signing and start dates of 22 September 2025.
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Contract dateSigned and period.startDate are 2025-09-22; the contract document datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value in the supplied data.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value_amount.
Information not supplied in the published notice
97% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation detail, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award-record value (£18,000) conflicts with the linked contract value (£1,852,857 net; £2,223,429 gross), with no supplied explanation.
- The contract details notice publication date (15 October 2026) is later than the recorded contract signature and start date (22 September 2025).
- Lot 1 title, detailed scope, individual lot value and value basis are not supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDO ServicesSPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITEDWiFi servicesWiFi contractUK public procurementFind a Tenderinformation technology services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for FCDO Services' WiFi services contract?
SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED, verified against company number 02841021, is named as the supplier for award 1.
When does the FCDO Services WiFi contract run?
The published contract period is 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2028. The source also records it as signed on 22 September 2025.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract reports £1,852,857 net and £2,223,429 gross. A separate award record reports £18,000, and the supplied data does not explain the discrepancy.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct procurement described as below threshold and without competition.
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