Award

WAN Services

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

22 Oct 2025 at 15:47

Tender

25 May 2023 at 15:28

Planning

21 Feb 2023 at 10:01

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for WAN Services, managed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the UK, involved various stages from planning to award. This procurement aimed to provide wide area network services to over 1000 MoJ locations and its service recipients including executive agencies and government entities. Initially signposted with a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in February 2023, a competitive dialogue procedure was employed to identify capable solutions through multiple stages: a selection questionnaire and various solution submission stages. The tender's final award stage concluded in October 2025 with Vodafone Limited securing the contract. Key details include service transition, WAN connectivity, gateway services, and core network services. The procurement value spanned up to GBP 200 million with an optional extension of three years, and the contract was entered into on 23 September 2025.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses focusing on network infrastructure, services transition, and IT support services. Companies that specialise in secure connectivity, data network management, and WAN solutions will find this tender particularly lucrative. The scope includes potential purchasing of optional services during the contract duration, allowing for additional business through expansions or upgrades in network capabilities. As Vodafone Limited was awarded the contract with possibilities for subcontracting, smaller companies that can provide specialised IT services and network enhancements stand to benefit from partnerships with larger entities handling comprehensive solutions.

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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), which are listed in Schedule 33 (Service Recipients) of the Contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 field engineering services. *Provision of IPAM services Additional information: Award Criteria in accordance with the procurement documentation issued to Tenderers

Options: Additional optional services may be purchased during the term of the Contract.

Renewal: Up to three optional one-year (12 month) extensions, making a maximum total contract duration of 120 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a71a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067618-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

50 - Repair and maintenance services

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


CPV Codes

30237110 - Network interfaces

32400000 - Networks

32412000 - Communications network

32412100 - Telecommunications network

32415000 - Ethernet network

32420000 - Network equipment

32424000 - Network infrastructure

32427000 - Network system

32428000 - Network upgrade

32430000 - Wide area network

50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72315100 - Data network support services

72315200 - Data network management services

72720000 - Wide area network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£163,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
29 Mar 2023Expired
Award Date
22 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
evolve.portfolio@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02033343555

Buyer Location

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

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VODAFONE

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