Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 18 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IPSA Broadband Provision for MPs

Official notice

Authority: Independent Parliamentry Standards Authority (Public body)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£3,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrs 9 moends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

IPSA is the independent body that regulates and administers the funding and decides the pay and pensions of the 650 MPs and their staff.

IPSA would like to put in place a contract to provide high-quality reliable broadband services across the United Kingdom to MPs' constituency offices and IPSA-funded living accommodation.

The contract should allow for the one stop shop for the MP to provision broadband services through a broadband broker/provider and associated services.

We would like to centralise billing removing the burden from MPs entirely and reducing the work of IPSA's finance team by processing a single itemised bill each month.

CPV: Communications network · Internet services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs 9 moSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs 9 mo) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
Last source update
30 Jan 2026, 15:26 GMT
Authority reference
IPSA-2025-002
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008573
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Communications networkInternet services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d66 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
  2. Market engagement371 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    IPSA is conducting market engagement to understand the broadband solutions that may be available to inform a more detailed tender exercise later this year.

    We expect the new service to go live on 1 April 2026, with a transition from the current suppliers managed by the House of Commons to take a couple of months.

    Please complete the attached form to identify how your solution can match our broad requirements.

    forms.office.com/e/uSh4Z7VZbz ↗

    Based upon the survey response, IPSA may contact suppliers for further discussion around their proposed offering.

  3. Latest notice published269 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 15:26 GMT
  4. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 15:26 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

This is a F14 (Corrigendum) notice to confirm that FTS-057809-2025 (Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057809) market engagement for broadband services is concluded. IPSA is seeking to award via the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Network Services 3 (RM6116) Lot 1a, which has provision for a competitive process and is a fully compliant route to market.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Independent Parliamentry Standards Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWQ-3875-XMLZ IVYBRIDGE HOUSE, 1,5 Adam Street, London, London, WC2N 6LEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure