UKRI-5820 Chilbolton to Dwingeloo 10Gb Netpath Plus Service

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£31,819published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Jisc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract covers the provision of a dedicated, fully managed 10 Gbps committed bandwidth service between Chilbolton (UK) and Dwingeloo (Netherlands). The connectivity will support data transmission requirements for the European LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope infrastructure, ensuring reliable, high‑capacity network performance to facilitate scientific operations and research activities.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 24 Mar 2026, 22:32 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 22:32 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5820
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-027080
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06735b Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
24 Mar 2026, 22:32 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £31,8191 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jisc	£31,819 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5820 Chilbolton to Dwingeloo 10Gb Netpath Plus Service · Jisc
Signed
17 Feb 2026
Value
£31,819
Period
18 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 22:32 GMT