# Network Services 3 Award Notice for Lot 1a, Lot 1b, Lot 2a, Lot 3a, Lot 3b, Lot 4a, Lot 4b, Lot 4c, Lot 4d and Lot 4e

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachments
- Award value: £6,373,000,000
- Tender value: £6,373,000,000
- Award date: 18 July 2023
- Published: 27 March 2025
- Contract start: 18 July 2023
- Contract end: 17 July 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e09282f8-bb6a-46e9-bc51-72ca15fe1848-836521
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-02d75d7e-429c-42a1-a972-a02c5976e8ec

## Description

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, has put in place an agreement for the provision of Network Services 3 for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies\. This is the replacement agreement for RM3808 Network Services 2 and supports the hiring needs of UK central government departments including arms-length bodies \(ALBs\) and all other public sector bodies across the wider public sector\. The following Services are available under 10 Lots: Inter site Connectivity \(Wide Area Network\) / Data Access Services Commercial Radio capabilities Intra site Connectivity \(Local Area Network\) / Local Connectivity Services IoT and Smart Cities Communication Platform as a Service Analogue Telephony Digital Communication Services \(Unified Communications\) Contact Centre Solutions Inbound Telephony Services Paging & Alerting The scope includes: Services that provide a main functionality of the Lot; associated technology, equipment and solutions and optional goods and services that enhance, supplement or support the delivery of the Services; and services delivered over the public internet, private networks, the PSN and /or the HSCN\. See Bid Pack\. This Framework agreement provides buyers across the whole of the UK with access to networks and telecommunications services\. This includes core network infrastructure and cloud-based services, unified communication & contact centre solutions, radio & satellite networking, IoT & Smart Cities solutions and critical domain management services, across the range of Lots\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e09282f8-bb6a-46e9-bc51-72ca15fe1848-836521)