Transmission Services Framework

DMSL is managing a tender on behalf of the mobile network operators (EE, Telefonica, Three and Vodafone, collectively the "Contracting Organisations") to appoint a supplier who is able to provide transmission services for mobile telecoms base station sites. Each of the Contracting Organisations will be a signatory to the Transmission Services framework.

Neither DMSL nor the Contracting Organisations are contracting authorities. This tender is being conducted voluntarily under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ( "PCR") as call-offs awarded under the framework will be contracts subsidised by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) within the meaning of Regulation 13 of the PCR.

The purpose of this procurement is to find a supplier to deliver the provision of IPVPN services and any supporting infrastructure to new total not-spot (TNS) sites and or upgrades to existing MNO/3rd party sites to support the delivery of the Shared Rural Network TNS programme. The scope includes the project management, survey, upgrade, and installation of the new transmission infrastructure to facilitate the delivery of the IPVPN service.

The Transmission Services framework may be used by each of the Contracting Organisations and each of their Build companies: Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (CTIL) and Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL).