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# 715714471 - Partners of Choice - CAN

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715714471-partners-of-choice-can-ocds-h6vhtk-0601b5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "715714471 - Partners of Choice - CAN". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data-processing services
- **Delivery Location:** FR, NO
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715714471-partners-of-choice-can-ocds-h6vhtk-0601b5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0601b5`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** MoD

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715714471-partners-of-choice-can-ocds-h6vhtk-0601b5#tl-md)

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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** FR

- **Description:** 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.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **BT PLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02216369`
  - Value: £419,030 (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 715714471 - Partners of Choice - UKFR and NOR (active)
  - Award id: `001394-2026-715714471-1`
  - Supplier(s): **BT PLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02216369`
  - Value: £523,788 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 715714471 - Partners of Choice - UKFR and NOR (active)
  - Signed Value: £523,788
  - Signed Date: 29/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001394-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-08T11:31:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:52:11.229Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0601b5