Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN)

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD6)

Awarded value£900,408published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Virgin Media Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wide Area Network (WAN) services and equipment

CPV: Data network management and support services · Internet services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Extensions: 2 x 12 months or 24 months

72400000 Internet services

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Aug 2025, 11:12 BST
Last source update: 11 Aug 2025, 11:12 BST
Authority reference: C3789
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047572
Classification (CPV): Data network management and support servicesInternet services
Delivery area: North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0584fb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Use of CCS Network Services 3 Framework Lot 1a

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £900,4081 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Virgin Media Ltd	£900,408 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN) · Virgin Media Ltd
Signed
7 Aug 2025
Value
£900,408
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, North West, CW12JZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The StrandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Virgin Media LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06024812 Reading, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.