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Spectrum Monitoring Solutions
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 16 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Ofcom is undertaking this market engagement to understand how available spectrum monitoring systems, software and supporting services could help define and deliver Ofcom’s future monitoring capability. This will inform the ongoing Spectrum Monitoring Strategy and Systems Review, future strategic options, potential investment cases and future procurement considerations.
The focus of this engagement is therefore not simply replacement of existing equipment on a like-for-like basis. Ofcom is seeking to understand the market for modern spectrum monitoring capability, including software-based monitoring platforms, remote operation, automated alerting, spectrum data storage and retrieval, direction-finding integration, analytics, and options that could support both current operational work and future evidence-led spectrum management.
We anticipate a budget range for future equipment to be between £5m - £20m.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 32500000
- 32522000
- 50330000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 21 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 21 August 2026.
Release 079842-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 21 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 21 August 2026. Stated change: Changed of 'Particular suitability to Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) to 'No'. While Ofcom would welcome engagement from SMEs and/or VCSEs - it is difficult to know if this PME will be of 'particular suitability' to these types of enterprises.
Release 079864-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 10 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 10 September 2026. Stated change: Changed of 'Particular suitability to Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) to 'No'. While Ofcom would welcome engagement from SMEs and/or VCSEs - it is difficult to know if this PME will be of 'particular suitability' to these types of enterprises. Budget changed from £5m to a range of between £5m to £20m.
Release 085969-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 16 September 2026. Stated change: Changed of 'Particular suitability to Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) to 'No'. While Ofcom would welcome engagement from SMEs and/or VCSEs - it is difficult to know if this PME will be of 'particular suitability' to these types of enterprises. Budget changed from £5m to a range of between £5m to £20m. Questinnaire submission deadline amended from 12 noon, 18th September 2026 to 12 noon 23 September 2026.
Release 087707-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e973
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planning
- Last verified
- Wed 23 Sep 2026, 08:14 BST
- Read at
- Wed 21 Oct 2026, 02:14 BST
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