Notice Information
Notice Title
Internet and Azure connectivity bearers
Notice Description
Internet and Azure connectivity bearers critical IT infrastructure, to enable secure access to cloud services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Supply and provision of the Council's contract for Internet Bearers, Microsoft Azure connectivity, supporting infrastructure and cyber protection. Additional information: Direct award
Procurement Information
Direct Award from CCS G-Cloud framework
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f7e2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083847-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72400000 - Internet services
72411000 - Internet service providers ISP
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Dec 20252 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Stephen Warren
- Contact Email
- stephen.warren@dudley.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1384814934
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUDLEY
- Postcode
- DY1 1HF
- Post Town
- Dudley
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG36 Dudley
- Delivery Location
- TLG36 Dudley
-
- Local Authority
- Dudley
- Electoral Ward
- St. James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Dudley
Further Information
Notice URLs
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