Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Atomic Energy Authority
PLJV-1169-JTDD
Culham Science Centre
Oxfordshire
OX14 3DB
UK
Contact person: Jonny Adams
Telephone: +12 35528822
E-mail: jonny.adams@ukaea.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Fusion Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
4G/5G Private & Public mobile network Culham Campus
Reference number: JNCA/GW150/25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72318000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Recently developed equipment and solution that will provide 4G and eventually 5G mobile network services on private land and internally into buildings with little or no mobile signal. Culham Campus has poor signal quality, and this solution aims to provide improved coverage externally and inside the main C11 security reception.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
245 520.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72700000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Recently developed equipment and solution that will provide 4G and eventually 5G mobile network services on private land and internally into buildings with little or no mobile signal. Culham Campus has poor signal quality, and this solution aims to provide improved coverage externally and inside the main C11 security reception.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: JNCA
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Currently Ember Networks are the only supplier that can provide these services via Ionx.
Ionx have engaged directly with Ember Networks Ltd to provide customer facing services.
Ionx currently support the Private 5G network equipment and services on Culham Campus
for Oxbotica. Ionx have developed a ‘back end’ SaaS solution and specialist 4G antennae
equipment that will provide Public 4G mobile network solutions on private ground. Ionx are
the only contractor to have contractually agreed with the 4 main network operators o2, EE,
Vodafone & 3 to provide public 4G & 5G mobile services through their uniquely developed
SaaS solution.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-070087
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: 4G/5G Private & Public mobile network Culham Campus
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ember Networks Ltd
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1EY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 245 520.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/11/2025