Short-Haul Data Services for West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£129,766published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to BT PLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

High-performance point-to-point fibre circuits used to connect two nearby sites without using the public internet.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
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: 29 Apr 2026, 21:20 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2026, 21:20 BST
Authority reference: C5950
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-039550
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068ea1 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
29 Apr 2026, 21:20 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £129,7661 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BT PLC	£129,766 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Short-Haul Data Services · BT PLC
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£129,766 inc. VAT
Period
10 Apr 2026 – 11 Apr 2031
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPTP-2948-MYQP Fire Service Headquarters, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4HWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BT GROUP PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04190816GB-PPON: PHNX-3475-DCLH 1 Braham Street, London, London, E1 8EEContact 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 Tender29 Apr 2026, 21:20 BST