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Published 17 Dec 2025, 11:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5282 Provision of Netpaths to STFC

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£750,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 17 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Jisc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement provides secure, cost-effective Netpaths connectivity to STFC via the JANET network. The services support critical international research collaborations, including high-capacity links for the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid and the LOFAR radio astronomy programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
17 Dec 2025, 11:38 GMT
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5282
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083907
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f7a1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The contract will be awarded via a Single Source Direct Award, as the use of alternative suppliers would result in disproportionate technical compatibility challenges, and no suitable substitutes are available that can fully meet the organisation’s operational and technical requirements.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published315 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMT
  2. Standstill ends301 days ago
    30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 11:38 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £750,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Jisc6 Jan 2026 – 31 Jul 2029£750,00017 Dec 2025standstill to 30 Dec 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • JISC Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGYD-1575-ZHXX 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender