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# UK managed telecommunication network services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-managed-telecommunication-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03136b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED: "UK managed telecommunication network services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-uk-limited-coh-04508773)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer network services, Network operating system, Networks
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03136b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-managed-telecommunication-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03136b#tl-md)

## Description
This notice concerns the short-term extension of a managed telecommunication network services agreement, awarded by National Grid UK Limited (NG) to Verizon on 29 November 2010 (UK MSA). The services under the UK MSA include provision of a network and infrastructure operations centre (NOC) and network management services (together, the Relevant Services). 
The original duration of the UK MSA was up to 12 years, comprised of an initial transition period (2 years and 6 months), a service period (up to 8 years) and a handback period (18 months), with Verizon obliged to continue providing all services during the handback period.
The UK MSA has been the subject of two previous amendments (in July 2018 and January 2021), including to extend the duration of the service period by one year. 
For the reasons described in this notice, NG is now extending the UK MSA by a further 18 months.
Due to the current and future public procurement events NG is unable to disclose commercially sensitive price information concerning the UK MSA or the extension. The contract values stated in this notice have therefore been set at £1 (and have been completed only due to mandatory fields) and should be disregarded when viewing this notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 32425000, 72700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The short-term extension described in II.1.4 will defer the conclusion of the UK MSA by 18 months from 31 December 2023 to 30 June 2025.
NG had previously sought to procure a replacement for the Relevant Services, through two Lots that were included ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003280-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003280-2022-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 04/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003280-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-04T14:29:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:57:49.826Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03136b