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WAN Services

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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22 Oct 2025 at 16:14

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), based in London, has successfully completed the procurement process for the provision of wide area network (WAN) services, with the contract awarded to Vodafone Limited. This major contract, valued at GBP 163,000,000, focuses on delivering secure connectivity across over 1,000 sites, including locations in the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, and other international locations. The procurement was conducted using a selective method via competitive dialogue above the threshold, and the award stage is complete as of 24th October 2025, following the contract's initial implementation on 23rd September 2025, lasting until 22nd September 2035. The primary industry category for this procurement is services, with a focus on wide area network services.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies in the telecommunications and network service sectors. It calls for expertise in developing secure network infrastructure and services, including WAN Connectivity, Gateway Services, and Core Network Services. Vodafone's collaboration with the MoJ illustrates the demand for well-established firms capable of managing large-scale network projects. While the initial procurement stage has concluded with Vodafone Limited's involvement, understanding the procurement process, such as competitive dialogue, provides valuable insights for businesses aiming to compete in future tenders of this nature. This opportunity is best suited to large-scale providers with the capability to meet the MoJ's extensive network demands across various global sites.

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Notice Title

WAN Services

Notice Description

Contract for provision of wide area network (WAN) services. The WAN services will deliver secure connectivity for authorised devices at MoJ's locations and those of its service recipients (over 1000 sites). The Contract for WAN services has been entered into by MoJ. The services will be provided for the benefit not only of MoJ but also a range of service recipients (MoJ executive agencies, arms' length bodies, government companies and other entities to whom MoJ provides services). The purpose of this Contract is the provision of WAN Services to the MoJ. The scope of the WAN services includes: -Service Transition - Transition of services while maintaining service continuity; -WAN Connectivity - Secure connectivity to corporate services; -Gateway Services - Secure access to other network domains, cross-government services, and the Internet; and -Core Network Services - Services required for the delivery of the end-to-end network services. Service Transition includes: -Continuing provision of the existing WAN services until the Authority's sites cutover to the new WAN Services, to ensure service continuity; -Mobilisation and planning for transition; and -Design and delivery of the new WAN services. WAN Connectivity includes: -Provision of field services; -Provision of Dedicated Internet Access circuits (including NTE) and enterprise grade broadband; -Mobile Broadband services Gateway Services includes: - Management and maintenance of: o MoJ's network infrastructure that provides secure access to other network domains, cross-government services, and the Internet (MoJ's 'Gateway System') ; o data centre load balancers; o the remote access solution utilised by the Authority to access the ViSOR application hosted by the Police; and o a secure, resilient network-to-network interconnect gateway. Core Network Services includes: -Provision of a secure and authenticated master time reference service; - Maintenance and management of a non-live environment for the Gateway System; -Enforcing strong authentication and provision of a PAM service; -Integration with MoJ's IPAM and interfacing with the MoJ's DNS. In addition, there are Service Management, Social Value and Security obligations which the Supplier must comply with in the delivery of the WAN Services. Optional Services have been included within the contract. While these Optional Services are not within the initial scope of the WAN Services at the start of the Contract, the MoJ may require the Supplier to provide any or all of the Optional Services at any time during the term of the Contract by giving notice to the Supplier. The key Optional Services include: -Mobile broadband airtime; o Internet access provision at the MoJ data centre -Provision of SASE services to support the MoJ's SASE solution, including resale of additional SD-WAN hardware and service subscriptions, and provision of relevant professional services and and field engineering services. -Provision of IPAM services

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d6dfc2e1-f2d2-4889-8054-21f0b1d4e948
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59891f93-94ef-400f-818e-f2b28c48f61c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72720000 - Wide area network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£163,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£163,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
22 Sep 2025 - 22 Sep 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VODAFONE

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