Contracts Finder notice
TfGM Internet Connectivity (Dedicated Internet Access - DIA) 2024
Authority: Transport For Greater Manchester
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTfGM have a requirement for a sole Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) provider.
High speed, resilient internet connectivity is a key enabler for TfGM's Business plan and Digital First strategy as well as being vital for an efficient mobile workforce. TfGM rely on high speed, geographically dispersed, resilient internet connectivity for all IS business-critical systems. These include safety critical CCTV, Azure & AWS cloud
connectivity, commercial ticketing system backhaul as well as key connectivity for the Bee Network.
TfGM requires provision of the circuits detailed below and a new contract based on 3-year term.
TfGM undertook a competition using the CCS Network Services 3 Framework (RM6116) Lot 1a - Inter Site Connectivity (Wider Area Network) / Data Access Services to find this supplier.
Published procurement details
- Framework cited in notice
- Network Services 3 · RM6116
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Buyer reference
- 2024 / 310
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- M1 3BG
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision24 Jan 2025
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025
- Notice published6 Oct 2025
- Contract ends31 Mar 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Transport For Greater ManchesterContracting authority
- Identifier
- sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/6mSZ7wBV · GB-SRS
- URL
- http://www.tfgm.com
Suppliers named on the notice
- VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITEDSupplier
- Identifier
- 01785381 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-c5e61556-da02-441b-9437-40a6378bb52a-2025-10-06T13:37:02+01:00
- Published
- 6 Oct 2025
- Latest update
- 6 Oct 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-c5e61556-da02-441b-9437-40a6378bb52a
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-c5e61556-da02-441b-9437-40a6378bb52a-1