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# Connectivity Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connectivity-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02fce9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT): "Connectivity Services". 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:** [Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ormiston-academies-trust-oat-coh-06982127)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Internet service providers ISP
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fce9`

## 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/connectivity-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02fce9#tl-md)

## Description
Delivery of broadband, voice and E-safety services for the Trust's offices and academies.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) is seeking to procure a single contract for delivery of broadband services, voice services and E-Safety services suitable for Trust’s head office and for all of the OAT academies.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 030067-2021-2020/S 247-615657-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Talk Straight Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142875`
  - Value: £2,203,557 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 030067-2021-2020/S 247-615657-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,203,557
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030067-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-03T12:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T13:01:10.307Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02fce9