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Mobile phones contracts

UK public sector · 72 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
72
Last 12 months
Median contract
£85k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£24.3m
55 of 59 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
59
Suppliers
36

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most mobile phones contracts took 38% of them (27 of 72).
  • The median contract, £85k, is 23% below the median across it & software contracts (£110k).
  • Anchor Hanover Group awarded 8% of the mobile phones contracts (6 of 72).

Who buys mobile phones

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Anchor Hanover Group6 contracts
  2. 2York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police3 contracts
  3. 3North London NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
  4. 4United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2 contracts
  5. 5Cumberland Council2 contracts
  6. 6Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2 contracts
  7. 7NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership2 contracts
  8. 8Department for Work and Pensions1 contract
  9. 9Ministry of Justice1 contract
  10. 10H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS1 contract

Top mobile phones contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1BT7 contracts
  2. 2Ballicom6 contracts
  3. 3Virgin Media O25 contracts
  4. 4Probrand Limited5 contracts
  5. 5CDW4 contracts
  6. 6Eurostar Global Electronics Limited4 contracts
  7. 7Insight4 contracts
  8. 8CBC COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED3 contracts
  9. 9Computacenter2 contracts
  10. 10Virgin Media Business2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

13Q4 2025*29Q1 202614Q2 202616Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 69 · Wales 3

Yorkshire and The Humber15North West7London7North East6East of England4South East4Wales3West Midlands2East Midlands1UK-wide or not stated23

What is included

Supply of smartphone handsets and cellular devices for staff, with accessories, refresh, repair and refurbished-device options. The handset purchase is the service; the airtime contract is not.

  • Smartphone handsets (iPhone, Samsung)
  • Handset accessories
  • Cellular phones and tablets supplied by a network operator
  • Phone and tablet refresh programmes
  • Repair of mobile devices and supply of refurbished handsets

What is not included

  • Airtime, SIMs and mobile voice and data contracts (another family: telecoms)
  • Desk phones and unified communications handsets (another family: telecoms)
  • Wi-Fi tablets bought with the laptop estate (it.hw.laptops-desktops-tablets)
  • Rugged handhelds and mobile data terminals (it.hw.rugged-devices)
  • Body-worn cameras and radios (it.hw.body-worn-video)
  • Secure disposal of old handsets (it.hw.it-asset-disposal)

Often bought by the same buyers