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YBL-DBL Virgin Media Diversion

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 10:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council commissioned works to divert Virgin Media telecommunications apparatus at the junction of Yarm Back Lane and Darlington Back Lane. The diversion supports the council’s forthcoming highway project to construct a traffic-signalised junction and forms part of the statutory undertaker works needed before the road improvements. The requirement covers construction-related work for communication infrastructure associated with highways and roads. Delivery is at the named junction in Stockton-on-Tees. This is a public-sector infrastructure requirement rather than a general telecommunications service: the relevant supplier capability is the safe diversion, protection or relocation of telecoms apparatus in coordination with highway construction. The council is the buyer, and the work is categorised as works.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Virgin Media Business Limited. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, accepting the supplier’s quotation. One lot was awarded. The contract was signed on 6 July 2026 and runs from 6 July 2026 to 1 December 2026. Its value is £42,899.50 excluding VAT, or £53,624.38 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through acceptance of the named statutory undertaker’s quote rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active. The scope was ordered promptly so that the diversion could potentially be carried out during the summer holidays, when traffic flows were expected to be lighter. Virgin Media Business Limited is the selected supplier.

This award indicates demand from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council for specialist telecoms apparatus diversion linked to highway schemes. A credible competitor for similar future requirements would need practical experience of locating, protecting, relocating and commissioning communications infrastructure, together with the technical control needed to work safely around live apparatus and public roads. It would also need to coordinate closely with the council, highway contractors and other statutory undertakers, align utility works with traffic-management and civil-engineering programmes, and provide dependable site delivery. The successful supplier profile is a large telecommunications infrastructure operator able to quote for a defined diversion and mobilise within a constrained highway project programme. Firms with comparable network ownership, statutory-undertaker responsibilities or established utility-diversion delivery capability would be best placed to compete when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

YBL-DBL Virgin Media Diversion

Notice Description

The execution of mandatory works and services by statutory undertakers This notice is to accept the quote from Virgin Media for the diversion of their apparatus at the junction of Yarm Back Lane/Darlington Back Lane Junction in preparation for the forthcoming highway works to construct a traffic signalised junction. An order is required in a timely manner to ensure works can potentially be undertaken during the summer holidays when traffic flows are expected to be lighter.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f54b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085242-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£42,899 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Jul 2026 - 1 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON ON TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BJ
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Virgin Media Business

Further Information

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