Provision of Managed Network and Voice Services

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Claranet Limited

Re-procurement plannedProvision of KentChoices website management and services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of SD WAN with links into Public Cloud Hosting with a cloud based Management Platform and cloud based Voice Platform.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 May 2026, 16:14 BST
Last source update: 18 May 2026, 16:14 BST
Authority reference: RM1557.14
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-045462
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069b3e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Call-Off Contract from the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026518-PRO-36407154

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Claranet Limited	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Managed Network and Voice Services · Claranet Limited
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Provision of SD WAN with links into Public Cloud Hosting with a cloud based Management…	1bids	—	—	£1 – £255,937
Whole notice	—	—	—	£1 – £255,937

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Commercial Services Kent Limited

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, UK, ME19 4YTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Commercial ServicesMediation body West MallingContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Claranet LimitedAwarded supplier03152737 17 Slingsby Place The Yards, London, UK, WC2E 9ABContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.