Official UK procurement notice
WAN Services — UK public procurement notice
Authority: THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£1,644,807published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to VODAFONE LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCorporate WAN circuit provision
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
32430000 Wide area network72720000 Wide area network services
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
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
- Authority reference
GTR0316- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The cost of change to potentially swap all circuits to another provider is a significant undertaking which is not proportionate to potential commercial savings if a tender exercise were undertaken. This is due to a high proportion of the applicable sites being situated in high population areas which would pose a significant impact to time, cost and operational disruption to install new circuits. Independent more…
benchmarking exercises have been undertaken to ensure value for money and cost efficiencies in this extension of services.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,644,8071 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VODAFONE LIMITEDCorporate WAN circuit services1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2029Options: Purchase or cease of circuits as required | £1,644,807 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2026, 17:09 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VODAFONE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender