AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council awarded KCOM GROUP LIMITED a contract for connectivity services supporting a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026 and is active from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to KCOM GROUP LIMITED through an open competitive flexible procedure.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £785,000 excluding VAT (£942,000 including VAT) over the stated term. The arrangement also permits in-scope additional licensing, functionality and general services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KCOM GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 785000 GBP · active
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Award 1 names KCOM GROUP LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. The £785,000 net contract value is recorded on contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award decision date
98% confidence22 May 2026
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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-05-22.
Award notice publication
98% confidence15 June 2026
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Release history lists a Contract award notice published on 2026-06-15.
Contract signed
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly lists dateSigned as 2026-09-24.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both recorded with status active.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document 097559-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£785,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 785000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£942,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 942000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 only.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence22 May 2026
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Award 1 award_date.
Award notice published
98% confidence15 June 2026
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Release history entry 056223-2026.
Contract signed
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Document 097559-2026 datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConnectivity services for a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution.
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Process description states this requirement is for connectivity services for an SD-WAN solution to East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1).
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Tender data lists only lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to that lot.
Published categories
96% confidenceCommunications and telecommunications equipment; software and information systems; IT consulting, software development, internet and support services.
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Award item classifications list CPV 32000000, 48000000 and 72000000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEast Riding of Yorkshire (UKE12), United Kingdom.
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Award item delivery address is region UKE12, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure.
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Tender procurementMethod is recorded as open.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Competitive flexible procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results were not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid count, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 July 2031.
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Options
98% confidenceThe council may procure additional in-scope licensing, functionality and general services to maintain or improve council services.
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Contract 1 options description.
Performance measures
96% confidenceNo agreed metrics were published; the notice says any KPIs will align with the supplier's standard SLA.
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale states that KPIs will be in line with the supplier's standard SLA.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold.
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot SD-WAN connectivity contract with a published net value of £785,000.
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One award names one supplier and relates only to lot 1; contract 1 provides the net value.
Scope flexibility
95% confidenceThe buyer has retained flexibility to buy additional in-scope licensing, functionality and general services; no ceiling, pricing or quantity detail was published for those purchases.
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Contract options description permits these services, while the supplied notice data provides no option value, pricing schedule or quantity information.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice sequence
99% confidenceThe supplied data contains an award notice and a later contract details notice, with an explicit signing date and active contract status.
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Release history lists notices on 15 June and 15 October 2026; contract 1 lists dateSigned and active status.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed technical specification, lot title, pricing breakdown and extension duration.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and contract data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number; no source-name mismatch is recorded.
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Supplier verification status is verified, matchMethod is company_number, and nameMismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and savings.
- The single lot has no published title, description or standalone lot value.
- No detailed pricing, service volumes, technical design, SLA terms or KPI measures were supplied.
- The notice permits additional in-scope services but does not state an option value, duration or renewal/extension period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilKCOM GROUP LIMITEDKCOMSD-WANwide area network connectivitypublic sector connectivity contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won East Riding of Yorkshire Council's WAN connectivity contract?
KCOM GROUP LIMITED, verified under company number 02150618, won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the value of the SD-WAN connectivity contract?
The published value is £785,000 excluding VAT and £942,000 including VAT.
When does the KCOM contract run?
It starts on 1 October 2026 and ends on 31 July 2031. The supplied contract data records signing on 24 September 2026.
What does the contract cover?
It covers connectivity services for a software-defined wide area network solution for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
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