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The Advanced Connectivity Technologies Sector Study 2025 prj_6285

DSIT

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: DSIT

Buyer Address: 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ, England

Contact Name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Contact Email: eleanor.woodfield@dsit.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
139050.0 GBP
Published
18 Dec 2025, 21:15
Deadline
14 Nov 2025, 17:00
Contract Start
04 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Deecon Consulting Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

The government's Industrial Strategy set out the eight critical sectors that have the greatest growth potential over the next decade and have a critical role in supporting national productivity, economic security and resilience, and the transition to net zero. The Digital and Technology sector is one of these critical sectors of which, Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) is a priority frontier technology - as set out by DSIT's Science and Technology Framework. ACT and the networks they underpin are increasingly essential for industry, government and citizens. They are essential for telecoms networks but are also deployable in other domains like transport and enterprise networks, and defence and security settings. The increasing reliance across the economy on the connectivity that these technologies enable underpins DSIT's mission to develop a thriving UK ACT ecosystem. DSIT published the ACT market scoping analysis in June 2025 (discussed in further detail below), which was a rapid review of the size and scale of the UK telecoms ecosystem to identify firms aligned with ACT and their economic impact. This procurement outlines the requirement for a sector study to build on the initial market analysis to inform and support DSIT and wider government ambitions for ACT.

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