Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4877 Renewal of LHCOPN
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£119,659published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Research and Innovation had a requirement for the ongoing circuit link that provides the LHCOPN connection between RAL and CERN.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
31681300 Electrical circuits
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-4877- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050949
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
- JISC is the UK’s designated NREN, operating the JANET network under a government mandate to support UK research infrastructure. The technical requirements of the GridPP Tier-1 site depend on JANET’s dedicated infrastructure and JISC’s unique peering agreements with other European NRENs — which cannot be replicated by commercial providers. Therefore, JISC is the only provider capable of delivering the connectivity to the necessary specifications.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Standstill ends19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published73 days ago15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £119,6591 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jisc Services Ltd22 May 2025 — 1 Apr 2026 | £119,659 | 29 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Jisc Services Ltd
- Signed
- 19 May 2025
- Value
- £119,659
- Period
- 20 May 2025 — 1 Apr 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £119,659
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025- Contract termination notice published15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BSTUK11
- Status changed15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
- Contract signature expected22 May 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 May 2025, 14:05 BSTUK7
- Contract award notice published8 May 2025, 16:05 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published29 Apr 2025, 14:40 BSTUK5
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 29 Apr 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jisc Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender