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Residential Managed Internet

University of Leicester

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 15:18

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

30 Jun 2026 at 09:22

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Leicester procured managed internet and Wi-Fi services for its student accommodation. The requirement covers residential connectivity delivered across the university’s accommodation estate, including internet access and wireless services for students. It is a services contract for the university’s Leicester operations. The future provision will need to support the accommodation environment as a whole, rather than a single standalone site or office network. The requirement is classified as internet services. The buyer is the University of Leicester, a public authority, and the selected supplier is ASK4 Limited, based in Sheffield. Businesses with experience delivering reliable managed residential broadband and Wi-Fi, particularly in student accommodation or similarly distributed living environments, will find this procurement most relevant.

The procurement has been awarded following a direct award, and the tender is recorded as complete. ASK4 Limited was selected for the single lot. The award is dated 10 July 2026 and is valued at £402,170 excluding VAT, or £482,604 including VAT. The awarded service period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The university justified the direct award as an extension needed to maintain continuity while preparing a compliant future procurement. It cited the lack of suitable framework options, resource constraints, technical dependencies and the need for a future provider to refresh equipment across the residential estate, including in-room devices connected to fixed infrastructure. A standstill period ends on 14 August 2026, with signature scheduled by 17 August 2026.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for managed connectivity across a university student-accommodation estate, with sufficient technical dependencies to make continuity and transition important. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliable residential internet and Wi-Fi at estate scale, integrate services with fixed building infrastructure and support in-room network devices. Experience of maintaining service while replacing or refreshing equipment would be particularly relevant, as would the operational capacity to manage a large population of student users and multiple accommodation locations. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate dependable service management, fault handling and coordinated deployment in a live residential environment. ASK4 Limited is identified as an SME supplier, showing that specialist providers rather than only major telecommunications groups can satisfy this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential Managed Internet

Notice Description

This contract is for managed internet and Wi-Fi services for student accommodation. This contract is from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028.

Procurement Information

An extension is required to ensure continuity of service beyond the current contract expiry in August 2026 to allow sufficient time to design and undertake a compliant procurement for future provision for a new contract starting Sept 2028. An immediate re-tender is not viable due to the absence of suitable framework options, resource constraints, technical dependencies, and the requirement for a new provider to deliver a full equipment refresh across the residential estate (including in-room devices connected to fixed infrastructure).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bfa3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074295-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72400000 - Internet services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£402,170 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Leicester
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 7RH
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASK4 Ltd

Further Information

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