ESN Shared Rural Network (2025-2026)

Home Office
London
Selective procedure
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

Consultancy support for the completion of Extended Area Services (EAS) site upgrades within the Shared Rural Network programme. The scope includes developing procurement and sourcing strategies, convergence planning, and contract management to ensure successful handover of infrastructure assets to BDUK by January 2026.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.5m; As published
Published: 23 April 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 1 April 2025; Certus Advisory Ltd
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist procurement, sourcing, and contract strategy consultancy services to support complex infrastructure and telecommunications programme delivery.

Category: Development of service level agreements

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
23 April 2025
Contract awardedto Certus Advisory Ltd
1 April 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/159351/esn-shared-rural-network-2025-2026
Buyer reference: tender_461508/1468527
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-7fe9da15-cfd8-4ac2-aef3-8a937813e651
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Home Office. ESN Shared Rural Network (2025-2026). Contract award, 23 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/159351/esn-shared-rural-network-2025-2026 (accessed 12 October 2026).