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Network Services

BANK OF ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

18 Aug 2026 at 12:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

18 Aug 2026 at 11:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

18 Aug 2026 at 11:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

09 Dec 2025 at 10:59

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Bank of England is procuring UK-wide network and telecommunications services for its offices and data centres. The requirement is divided into four lots. Lots 1 and 2 cover Wide Area Network connectivity, providing multiple high-speed 1–10Gb/s, low-latency protected circuits with diverse routes, resilient fail-over, bandwidth scaling and support for end-to-end encryption. Lots 3 and 4 cover high-capacity Dedicated Internet Access of 10Gb/s or more, including protected circuits, fixed IP addresses, separate points of presence, bandwidth scaling, DDoS protection and support for the Bank’s IP ranges. Services must be provided and operated from the UK, with Bank data remaining in the UK. Different suppliers are required for the two WAN lots and the two DIA lots.

The procurement has reached tender: the Bank has invited offers through a selective competitive flexible procedure. It uses three stages: conditions of participation and PSQ selection, initial tenders with dialogue and demonstrations, then dialogue and best and final offers. Expressions of interest are due by 18 September 2026 at 12:00, and enquiries close on 13 September 2026 at 12:00. The intended award date is 1 June 2027. Contracts are scheduled from 30 July 2027 to 29 July 2031, with options to extend by 2+2+2 years to 29 July 2037. The estimated total is £16m excluding VAT and £20m including VAT; each lot is estimated at £4m excluding VAT and £5m including VAT. Evaluation is 60% quality, 10% social value and 30% price.

This opportunity suits established UK network operators, telecommunications providers and internet service providers able to deliver and maintain their own resilient infrastructure. WAN bidders need proven capability in high-speed, low-latency connectivity, diverse routing, seamless fail-over, encryption support and flexible bandwidth management, with no shared infrastructure or provider between the two WAN services. DIA bidders need high-capacity connectivity, protected circuits from separate points of presence, fixed-IP delivery, DDoS mitigation, monitoring and reporting, IP-range migration and bandwidth scaling. DIA suppliers must be tier 1 internet service providers and own the circuits they provide. All suppliers must demonstrate UK operation and data residency, capacity to support critical national financial infrastructure, and the ability to participate in a staged PSQ, dialogue, demonstration and final-offer process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Network Services

Notice Description

These contracts are for the supply of network services and goods over 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2+2+2-year period. The estimated total contract value is PS20m (across all contracts). The contracts will be for up to four suppliers, but as a minimum two different suppliers for the services. Services are to be delivered in the UK (UKI). The aim is for a minimum of two contracts to be awarded by Q3 2027. The Bank's mission demands uninterrupted connectivity across its estate, even in the face of physical disruption, cyber threats, or supplier failure. The proposed dual-supplier/dual-contract model is designed to ensure that each location benefits from redundant, independent connectivity, such that failure in one provider's infrastructure does not compromise the Bank's operations. The services are split into Four Lots: Lot 1 & Lot 2: To provide Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity between each of The Bank's Offices & Data Centres. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service, as the same supplier cannot provide WAN under LOT 1 and 2. Lot 3 & Lot 4: To provide High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to the Bank's Data Centres and Offices. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service, as the same supplier cannot provide DIA under LOT 3 and 4.

Lot Information

LOT 1: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 1

Lot 1: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity To provide Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity between each of The Bank's Offices & Data Centres * To be multiple high speed (1-10Gb/s), low latency (less than 5 ms), protected circuits. * Protection to be provided by diverse routes with no single points of failure, evidenced to The Bank that demonstrate circuit resilience during a fail-over scenario. * Seamless fail-over at all site locations for the achievement of uptime optimisation * Support The Bank's end-to-end encryption for all communications traversing WAN. * Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective WAN circuits * No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 1 and 2 * Circuits must be owned, managed and maintained by the responder. Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. PS10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services

Options: An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.

Renewal: The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Lot 2: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 2

Lot 2: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 2 To provide Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity between each of The Bank's Offices & Data Centres * To be multiple high speed (1-10Gb/s), low latency (less than 5 ms), protected circuits. * Protection to be provided by diverse routes with no single points of failure, evidenced to The Bank that demonstrate circuit resilience during a fail-over scenario. * Seamless fail-over at all site locations for the achievement of uptime optimisation * Support The Bank's end-to-end encryption for all communications traversing WAN. * Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective WAN circuits * No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 1 and 2 * Circuits must be owned, managed and maintained by the responder. Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. PS10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services

Options: An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.

Renewal: The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Lot 3: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 1

Lot 3: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 1 To provide High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to The Bank's Data Centres and Offices. * 10Gb/s and above capacity * Protected circuits, supporting fixed IP addresses (64) into each of the Bank's Data Centres suitable for hosting web services. * Demonstrable protection from failure, i.e. delivery from separate PoP's * Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective circuits. Billing and management solution to support * DDoS protection service, with a Bank viewable monitoring and reporting portal that shows attacks and their respective mitigations * Support for Bank owned IP range with migration support. * No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 3 and 4 * Circuits must be owned by the responder. * Must be a tier 1 ISP Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. PS10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 The evaluation details are as stated in the tender pack. All Lots Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services.

Options: An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.

Renewal: The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Lot 4: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 2

Lot 4: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 2 To provide High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to The Bank's Data Centres and Offices. * 10Gb/s and above capacity * Protected circuits, supporting fixed IP addresses (64) into each of the Bank's Data Centres suitable for hosting web services. * Demonstrable protection from failure, i.e. delivery from separate PoP's * Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective circuits. Billing and management solution to support * DDoS protection service, with a Bank viewable monitoring and reporting portal that shows attacks and their respective mitigations * Support for Bank owned IP range with migration support. * No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 3 and 4 * Circuits must be owned by the responder. * Must be a tier 1 ISP Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. PS10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 The evaluation details are as stated in the tender pack. All Lots Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services.

Options: An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.

Renewal: The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f18c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078516-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

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

CPV Codes

32400000 - Networks

64200000 - Telecommunications services

72411000 - Internet service providers ISP

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
26 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jul 2027 - 29 Jul 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BANK OF ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2R 8AH
Postcode Area
Central 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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Walbrook
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078516-2026
    18th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078468-2026
    18th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078465-2026
    18th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080963-2025
    9th December 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
    Suppliers are advised this procurement will be conducted via the Bank's e-tendering portal, Proactis, which can be accessed via the following website. The event number is PRJ/1000400 https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login 1. Please register for a user account to gain access to the procurement documentation for this opportunity. If you are already registered, & are unable to find the event, then please carry out the second point. 2. Send an e-mail to: Technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk to be added to the event. Please title your e-mail "Tech207 networks Tender" & include the full Company name and Organisation ID from Proactis, to allow us to attach you to the tender Suppliers will need to e-mail technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk to obtain and complete a non-disclosure agreement before gaining access to the specification. Suppliers will need to submit a PSQ by the set deadline to confirm expression of interest.

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