--- title: "Managed Network Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d952" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d952" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d952.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d952.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH" published: "2026-07-31" --- # Managed Network Services Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d952 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d952) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d952.json) ## Summary The Royal Borough of Greenwich is in the planning stage of procuring a Managed Network Services contract. The Council, a sub-central government public authority, is seeking a Managed Service Provider to deliver a fully managed network service across its network estate. This plan involves numerous locations within London, UK, supporting approximately 4,000 staff and services for about 300,000 residents. The next step includes pre-market engagement with interested suppliers, inviting participation in scheduled drop-in sessions before the 13th of August, 2026. This engagement will aid the borough in understanding current market solutions, refining procurement requirements, and informing its procurement strategy, in anticipation of the current contract’s expiration in July 2027. This tender poses significant opportunities for businesses providing telecommunications and internet services. Companies with experience in secure, resilient, and scalable network services will find this contract well-suited for leveraging their capabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the contract suitability includes provisions for them. Engaging in the pre-market consultation could allow companies to influence the procurement requirements and align service offerings with the borough's needs, fostering business growth through a strategic partnership aimed at improving day-to-day operations and supporting continuous innovation and effective service management. ## Notice The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to deliver a fully managed network service. The Council operates a substantial and geographically distributed network estate across multiple locations throughout the borough, comprising of several hundred network and security devices that support approximately 4,000 staff and the delivery of services to around 300,000 residents. With the current contract due to expire in July 2027, the Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking pre-market engagement to better understand the current market solutions, emerging innovations and implementation approaches .The information gathered will be used to refine the Council's requirements, validate the proposed scope of the procurement and inform the most appropriate procurement strategy. As part of a potential further procurement exercise subsequent to this pre-market engagement, the Council is intending to seek a strategic partner capable of delivering a secure, resilient, and future-ready managed network service. The supplier would support the Council's day-to-day operations while contributing to its ongoing ambitions through continuous improvement, innovation, and effective service management. ### Planning Information This market engagement does not form part of any formal procurement process and does not commit the Council to commence any procurement or award any contract. The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking pre-market engagement to better understand the current market solutions, emerging innovations and implementation approaches .The information gathered will be used to refine the Council's requirements, validate the proposed scope of the procurement and inform the most appropriate procurement strategy. Suppliers who are interested in meeting the requirements are invited to attend a bidder engagement and drop-in session. This session will provide an opportunity to ask questions, gain a better understanding of how you could support the Council in delivering the requirements, and present an overview of your capabilities and service delivery model. To inform the development of the Council's requirements, scope and approach. The drop-in sessions will take the form of one-to-one sessions. The sessions will also enable the Authority to better understand the current market landscape and inform the development of the approach and specification. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in this pre-market engagement exercise. The associated documentation and questionnaire are available via the Authority's e-procurement portal (Proactis). Suppliers wishing to access the documents should register (where required) and express an interest in the opportunity through the portal. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072918-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Jul 2027 - 6 Jul 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE18 6HQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich | | Local authority | Greenwich | | Electoral ward | Woolwich Arsenal | | Westminster constituency | Greenwich and Woolwich | | Delivery location | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 64200000 - Telecommunications services - 72400000 - Internet services ## Release History - 31 Jul 2026 at 16:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072918-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072918-2026 31st July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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