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Published 8 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

715714471 - Partners of Choice - CAN

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedureDefence & security
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery listed: France (FR)Norway (NO)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill 29 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to BT

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project urgently seeks secure WAN connectivity Engineering Services (Service Provider) for the following outcomes.

CPV: Data-processing services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Buyer regions
UK
Who may buy through it

MoD

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Require secure Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to our overseas partners’ secure…Awarded

require secure Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to our overseas partners’ secure network. Due to the classification and security requirements, communications are encrypted between the UK and overseas partners.

Delivery listed: France (FR)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
MoD
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001394
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV)
Data-processing services
Delivery area in notice
France (FR)Norway (NO)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601b5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Single supplier

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT
    UK5
  2. Procurement method changed
    8 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    8 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 12 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BT8 Jan 2026 – 29 Mar 2027£419,030—Standstill

Contracts

  • 715714471 - Partners of Choice - UKFR and NOR

    Signed
    29 Dec 2025
    Value
    £523,788
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Require secure Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to our overseas partners’ secure…1bids———
Whole notice———£523,788 – £523,788

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityDefencePublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ MoD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, SN13 9NR, Corsham, UKContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • BT PLCFramework contractor 1 Braham Street, London, London, E1 8EEContact email
  • BT PLCFramework contractor London, UK

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender