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Communications and broadcast equipment contracts in the UK public sector
UK public sector buyers awarded 919 communications and broadcast equipment contracts in the last twelve months, with a median published value of £120k. 980 end in the next 18 months, 302 of them within three months.
Radio, television, telephony and networking hardware. Distinct from telecoms services, which sit in their own category, and frequently procured alongside an installation or maintenance contract.
- 919
- Contracts, last 12 months
- 6,011
- Contracts since 2021
- 1,385
- Buyers active here
- £120k
- Median contract value
- 980
- Expiring in 18 months
Categories are derived from the CPV codes buyers publish on each award notice. Figures cover January 2021 onward and are comprehensive from 2023. The median is used rather than a total, because one framework ceiling would otherwise describe the whole category.
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Coming up for renewal
980 communications and broadcast equipment contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Each has an end date already published in its award notice. The incumbent knows the date. Most competitors find out when the re-tender appears, by which point the specification is written.
- 302
- within 3 months
- 486
- within 6 months
- 746
- within 12 months
- 980
- within 18 months
By year: communications and broadcast equipment ending in 2026 · communications and broadcast equipment ending in 2027 · communications and broadcast equipment ending in 2028 · communications and broadcast equipment ending in 2029
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Who buys communications and broadcast equipment
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service181
- Ministry of Defence148
- UK Shared Business Services Ltd146
- enFrame CIC (Contracting Authority)129
- UK Research and Innovations118
- Home Office116
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office110
- FCDO Services91
- Ministry Of Justice65
- The University Of Birmingham60
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Communications and broadcast equipment procurement, in short
Who buys communications and broadcast equipment in the UK public sector?
1,385 public sector organisations have awarded communications and broadcast equipment contracts since 2021. The most active are The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (181 contracts), Ministry of Defence (148 contracts), UK Shared Business Services Ltd (146 contracts).
How much is a typical communications and broadcast equipment contract worth?
The median is £120k, across the 5,707 contracts of 6,011 that publish a value. A median rather than an average, because a single framework worth hundreds of millions would otherwise make the typical contract look far larger than it is.
When do communications and broadcast equipment contracts come up for renewal?
980 contracts in this category have an end date inside the next 18 months. End dates are published in the original award notice, so they are visible long before any re-tender is advertised, which is usually the point at which the specification is already written.
How do I find new communications and broadcast equipment tenders?
Notices are published across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, each with its own search. Tender Radar reads all four each weekday morning and scores new notices against your profile, alongside the contracts in this category approaching renewal.
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Communications and broadcast equipment contracts in the UK public sector [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/contracts/communications-equipment (Accessed: 7 November 2026).