PSN DNS Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£12,200published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Nominet UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This agreement provides Public Services Network (PSN) Domain Name Server (DNS) services that reconcile website names and their underlying IP addresses and allow the government and the wider public sector to send digital information securely.

This is a below threshold procurement.

Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Sept 2025, 16:51 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2025, 16:51 BST
Authority reference: A1144
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058669
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059f8c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Below threshold procurement and call off from a framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,2001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nominet UK	£12,200 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 058669-2025-1 · Nominet UK
Signed
22 Jan 2025
Value
£12,200
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M16EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Greater Manchester PoliceReview body Manchester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nominet UKAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03293859 Oxford, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.