Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Additional BT Optical Connect Circuits
Notice Description
Genomics England has awarded a contract to BT for the provision of high-capacity Optical Connect circuits to support secure, high-speed connectivity between core infrastructure sites. The service delivers uncontended bandwidth over dedicated optical fibre, supporting high wavelengths with scalability for future requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The scope includes: Installation and activation of additional BT Optical Connect circuits under CCS Framework RM6116.
Procurement Information
This contract was awarded by direct purchase under the Crown Commercial Service Network Services 3 Framework (RM6116) in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permits call-off without reopening competition where all terms are set out in the framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f894
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084156-2025
- 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
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64200000 - Telecommunications services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £178,050 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 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
- GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@genomicsengland.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 5AB
- 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
- 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
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice URLs
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