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Emergency Services Network (ESN) Handset Procurement

Sector: Residential • Location: United Kingdom

Source: The Register

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Planned

The UK Home Office is initiating a procurement process to provide mobile communication devices for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a voice and data network for the UK's police, ambulance, fire, and coastguard services. The procurement aims to create a framework deal for up to six categories of end-user devices including rugged handhelds, dual-mode handsets, non-rugged models, intrinsically s

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Prospective
Sector
Residential, Commercial, Government
Location
United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Register

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The project “Emergency Services Network (ESN) Handset Procurement” is an infrastructure initiative in the Residential sector, located in United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Register.

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The UK Home Office is initiating a procurement process to provide mobile communication devices for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a voice and data network for the UK's police, ambulance, fire, and coastguard services. The procurement aims to create a framework deal for up to six categories of end-user devices including rugged handhelds, dual-mode handsets, non-rugged models, intrinsically safe handhelds, featurephones, and fixed vehicle devices. This is part of the ongoing ESN project which has faced delays and cost overruns.

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Telecommunications

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United Kingdom (UK)

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Residential, Commercial, Government

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2025-09-16

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