Official UK procurement notice
Wide Area Network · Virgin Media o2 for The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (Feb 2026)
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (Police & fire)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Awarded value£1,200,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Virgin Media o2
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWide area network services
CPV: Wide area network services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Wide area network servicesAwarded
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
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
- Authority reference
CONT0439- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013820- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654d3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Compliant direct award via CCS Framework RM6116.
Publisher note: Direct award via CCS Framework RM6116.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Media o2 | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013820-2026-1 · Virgin Media o2
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Virgin Media o2Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.