Official UK procurement notice
Wide Area Network (WAN) Services
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales (Police & fire)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Awarded value£570,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to British Telecommunications Plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWide Area Network (WAN) Services between various South Wales Police premises.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Aug 2026, 10:21 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 16:53 BST
- Authority reference
ICT1428- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085095- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9a8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Continuation of existing supply where technical change would cause delays in public service. Additional supplies in areas with restricted competition.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published3 Aug 2026, 10:21 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Aug 2026, 10:01 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2026, 16:53 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £570,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Telecommunications Plc18 Aug 2026 – 17 Aug 2031 | £570,000 inc. VAT | 4 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · British Telecommunications Plc
- Signed
- 20 Aug 2026
- Value
- £570,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 20 Aug 2026 – 19 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Under KPI threshold
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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