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title: "TfGM Virgin Media for eVPN connectivity 2025-26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050cc5"
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buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER"
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# TfGM Virgin Media for eVPN connectivity 2025-26

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050cc5

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## Summary

The procurement process for the title "TfGM Virgin Media for eVPN connectivity 2025-26" has been completed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), located at 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, United Kingdom. This procurement, concerning the telecommunications services industry (CPV code 64200000), involves maintaining WAN connectivity essential for TfGM's operations. It was necessitated by delays in migrating services to the GM One network. This direct award procurement method resulted in a new 12-month contract with Virgin Media Business Limited, worth £74,995 GBP. The contract begins on 23rd May 2025 and ends on 31st March 2026.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses within the telecommunications services sector, especially those able to provide large-scale connectivity solutions. The direct award method chosen by TfGM highlights the necessity for quick and efficient service delivery without the complexities of an open competitive bidding process. While larger companies like Virgin Media Business Limited might currently hold advantageous positions in such direct awards, smaller, adaptable telecommunications firms can potentially explore future opportunities by offering specialised services that might complement or extend existing infrastructure needs in regions like Greater Manchester.

## Notice

In 2023 TfGM entered into an agreement with the supplier using the RM3808 Network Services framework from CCS. To procure WAN connectivity "eVPN" to support its business critical services. This was for a 2 year period only and this ended in March 2025. Following the rollout and deployment of GM One across the Greater Manchester region, it was intended for these services to be migrated over to the GM One network, however the delivery of the replacement circuits has been delayed. In order to maintain the required WAN connectivity, a further 12 month extension for this service is required. The intention was for TfGM to look to extend the current agreement for this short period but the supplier was not able to do this due to the value. Therefore a new 12 month contract (following no competition) is looking to be used instead. At the end of this 12 month period, the service will be taken up by GM One as was always intended. This notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source procurement of Virgin Media Business to continue to provide this service to TfGM for a further 12 month period. The aggregated value of this new contract and the past spend on the original contract take this over the threshold.

### Procurement Information

This notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source procurement. The decision to enter into a new contract with Virgin Media Business Limited with respect to providing this service is as follows: Most sites of this type have migrated over to GM ONE, some residual sites (sites not connected by GM ONE LLFN) require an alternative method of connectivity. This connectivity will be provided by a newly contracted proposal from GMCA known as NON LLFN. Contracts have been signed to provide the NON LFFN service, but TfGM will not be able to migrate over to it in time for the end of the current contract for eVPN services. This eventuality, that not all sites would be able to be migrated over to GM ONE at its start, was not and could not be foreseen by TfGM and as a result a new short-term contract with the current provider is required to ensure continuity of this service until the new GM ONE proposal is ready to take on management of these sites. Migration to a new supplier for the eVPN services in the circumstances would result in disproportionate technical difficulties and disproportionate onboarding and offboarding costs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018950-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 22 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £74,995 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 3BG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64200000 - Telecommunications services

## Release History

- 6 May 2025 at 05:47 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018950-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018950-2025
  6th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tfgm.com
- http://www.virginmediao2.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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