DBFB Internet Connectivity · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY (Education)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£3,104,376published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Connectivity (supply of internet and non internet facing circuits)

1GB Internet Circuits for Milton Keynes,

1GB Internet Circuits for Manchester

1GB Internet Circuits for Nottingham

£37,252.51 GBP (inc VAT)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
Authority reference: OUPA10979
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067719
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d237 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,104,3761 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD	£3,104,376 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£3,104,376
Period
15 Oct 2025 – 14 Oct 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Database for Business LimitedAwarded supplier The Comms Centre Talavera Court, Darnell Way, Northampton,, Northants, East Midlands, NN3 6RWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST