---
title: "Dedicated Internet Access"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b82"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-20"
---

# Dedicated Internet Access

Buyer: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b82

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## Summary

Rotherham Borough Council bought dedicated internet access to increase the bandwidth available to the Council. The requirement is for internet connectivity, rather than a broad networking software package, and is intended to provide greater capacity for the Council’s internet connection. The work is delivered in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. This is a single-lot requirement awarded to one supplier. The recorded item classification refers to networking, internet and intranet software, but the tender description identifies the practical requirement as increased internet bandwidth.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Virgin Media Business Limited was selected and the contract was signed on 16 September 2026. The contract runs from 16 September 2026 to 15 September 2029. Its value is £79,365 excluding VAT and £95,238 including VAT. The process was described as below threshold; the specific procedure is not established in the published details. There was one lot, which is complete. The recorded legal basis is the Procurement Act 2023. The award was made for dedicated internet access, with no separate evaluation criteria recorded.

For this buyer’s requirement, a credible competitor would need to provide dedicated internet access with enough bandwidth to increase the Council’s connection capacity, and to deliver the service in Rotherham. The award went to a large telecommunications supplier, indicating that the buyer selected a provider capable of serving a public-sector customer’s connectivity needs. Suppliers with relevant internet infrastructure, dependable service delivery and the operational capacity to support a council would be best placed to compete when this specific requirement returns to market. The procurement was handled below threshold, so suppliers should be equipped to respond to a relatively small-scale council purchase rather than assume a large, multi-lot network programme.

## Notice

Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can pass through an internet or network connection in a specific amount of time. This project is to increase the Council's internet bandwidth.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098840-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2026 - 15 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £79,365 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Virgin Media Business |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 10:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098840-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098840-2026
  20th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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