UKRI-4320 Provision of JANET Access Between LHC CERN and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£199,318published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Jisc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The JANET network is used across the Research and Education sectors of the UK and has peering agreements with other international (National Research and Education Network) NRENs. The connections above rely on the peering arrangements that JISC have with the major European NRENs to provide end to end connections across Europe.

CPV: Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The JANET network is used across the Research and Education sectors of the UK and has…Awarded

The JANET network is used across the Research and Education sectors of the UK and has peering agreements with other international NRENs. The connections above rely on the peering arrangements that JISC have with the major European NRENs to provide end to end connections across Europe.

Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-001029
Classification (CPV): Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04cf89 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The JANET network is used across the Research and Education sectors of the UK and has peering agreements with other international (National Research and Education Network)NRENs. The connections above rely on the peering arrangements that JISC have with the major European NRENs to provide end to end connections across Europe. To attempt alternative provision could result in UKRI having different network provision across multiple campuses resulting in reduced network performance.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=888224144 GO Reference: GO-2025113-PRO-29110671

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £199,3181 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jisc	£199,318 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001029-2025-1 · Jisc
Signed
20 Mar 2024
Value
£199,318
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Harwell, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Not ProvidedReview contact point N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

JiscAwarded supplier05747339 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NB

Official documents & specifications

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