AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sunderland City Council awarded British Telecommunications Limited a 36-month managed service for the provision, management and support of a security platform.
Published outcomeThe direct, below-threshold procurement was awarded to British Telecommunications Limited. The contract record is active and states it was signed on 31 August 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £36,596.40 net (£43,915.68 gross) IT support services contract for security-platform managed services in Sunderland.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £36,596.40 net; £43,915.68 gross GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01800000. Supplier verification matched company number 01800000 to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence31 August 2026 to 30 August 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-31 and endDate is 2029-08-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£36,596.40
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Contract 1 value.amount is 36596.4 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£43,915.68
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 43915.68 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value for award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-08-31.
Contract start
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-08-31.
Contract end
99% confidence30 August 2029
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Contract period endDate: 2029-08-30.
Notice published
99% confidence18 October 2026
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Notice/document datePublished: 2026-10-18.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManaged service for the provision, management and support of a security platform
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Tender and contract title; tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC23, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UKC23.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used under the stated below-threshold direct procedure.
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Published method detail is "Below threshold - without competition".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence36 months
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Tender description states the service is for a period of 36 months; the published contract dates run from 31 August 2026 to 30 August 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing structure
99% confidencePublished total contract values only
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Contract provides net and gross amounts but no rate card, pricing schedule or cost breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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Published procurement method and method detail.
Service profile
96% confidenceManaged security-platform support within the broader IT services classification
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Published requirement title/description and CPV 72000000.
Published contract size
99% confidence£36,596.40 excluding VAT over the stated 36-month term
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Contract net value is £36,596.40 and the tender description states a 36-month period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record completeness
96% confidenceThe notice provides supplier, procedure, scope, contract dates and net/gross contract values.
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Published tender, award, supplier and contract fields.
Unpublished award decision date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 contains status only; values are supplied at contract level.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No evaluation criteria, tender count, scores or award rationale are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bids received, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale and savings is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal-option or pricing-breakdown information is supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sunderland City CouncilBritish Telecommunications LimitedBTsecurity platform managed serviceIT servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Sunderland City Council's security platform managed service contract?
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, verified against company number 01800000.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £36,596.40 excluding VAT and £43,915.68 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 31 August 2026 to 30 August 2029.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice states a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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