Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Additional BT Optical Connect Circuits
Authority: GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGenomics England has awarded a contract to BT for the provision of high-capacity Optical Connect circuits to support secure, high-speed connectivity between core infrastructure sites. The service delivers uncontended bandwidth over dedicated optical fibre, supporting high wavelengths with scalability for future requirements.
CPV: Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The scope includes:Awarded
The scope includes:
Installation and activation of additional BT Optical Connect circuits under CCS Framework RM6116.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Dec 2025, 09:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 09:40 GMT
- Authority reference
GEL-ST-955-24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084156- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f894Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract was awarded by direct purchase under the Crown Commercial Service Network Services 3 Framework (RM6116) in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permits call-off without reopening competition where all terms are set out in the framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Telecommunications Plc | £178,050 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 084156-2025-1 · British Telecommunications Plc
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2025
- Value
- £178,050
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- His Majesty's High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.