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title: "Colt Express Route"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OFCOM"
published: "2024-01-31"
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# Colt Express Route

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c5b9cdd-5521-4616-af10-b020424bc2b9

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## Summary

The OFCOM has awarded a contract for the Colt Express Route project, involving wide area network services. The tender was completed through a direct procurement method with a single tender action below the threshold. The contract value is £46,310, and the tender period ended on 29th November 2023. The contract is active from 1st December 2023 to 30th November 2025. The buying organisation, OFCOM, is located at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HA, England.

This tender for the Colt Express Route project presents opportunities for businesses in the services industry, particularly those providing wide area network services. Companies with expertise in network infrastructure and connectivity services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contracting authority, OFCOM, has selected Colt Technology Services as the supplier for this project, indicating the type of businesses that could benefit from similar opportunities in the future.

## Notice

Renewal of existing circuits to the Manchester Office and the Azure Express Route.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55042068-ae6e-414a-ae61-8af01617688e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £46,310 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £46,310 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFCOM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9HA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72720000 - Wide area network services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2024 at 15:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55042068-ae6e-414a-ae61-8af01617688e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55042068-ae6e-414a-ae61-8af01617688e
  31st January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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