AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Office for National Statistics awarded a Network Services 3 RM6116 call-off for seven ISP circuits across UK locations to GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The published award value is £155,340.96 and the stated contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED following a selective further competition under the Network Services 3 RM6116 framework.
Market significanceThis is a £155,340.96 public-sector network connectivity call-off covering seven ISP circuits, with a stated delivery and operational completion requirement by 1 February 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-376a0794-a715-47c2-bedb-e418836a8d87-1 · 155340.96 GBP · active
View supporting evidence
Verified company name supplied for company number 04082862. The sole active award names GCI Network Solutions Limited (Nasstar) as supplier and has a value of £155,340.96.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
View supporting evidence
The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process stage is "award" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence16 September 2026
View supporting evidence
Award record date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
View supporting evidence
Published contract period start and end dates are 2026-10-12 and 2030-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£155,340.96
View supporting evidence
The tender value and sole award value are both GBP 155,340.96.
Value allocation
92% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the sole award.
View supporting evidence
One award and one supplier are recorded; no lots or separate value allocations are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence1 September 2026, 12:00 BST
View supporting evidence
Tender period end date: 2026-09-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence16 September 2026
View supporting evidence
Award record date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Published contract period start date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Operational completion requirement
98% confidenceNo later than 1 February 2027
View supporting evidence
The notice states that deliverables, testing and deployment must be fully completed and operational by this date.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 March 2030
View supporting evidence
Published contract period end date: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSeven ISP circuits at Office for National Statistics locations across the UK
View supporting evidence
Tender description states the call-off is for seven ISP circuits at various ONS locations across the UK.
Framework and lot
99% confidenceNetwork Services 3 RM6116, Lot 1a: Inter Site Connectivity (Wider Area Network) / Data Access Services
View supporting evidence
Tender description identifies GCA framework Network Services 3 RM6116 and Lot 1a.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 32400000 — Networks
View supporting evidence
Published primary CPV classification.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
View supporting evidence
The tender item lists a United Kingdom delivery address; the description refers to locations across the UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
View supporting evidence
Published procurement method: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceFurther competition call-off from a framework agreement
View supporting evidence
Published procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement"; description calls this a further competition under RM6116.
Regulatory context
96% confidenceThe notice states ONS managed the procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
View supporting evidence
Tender description.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders, bid evaluation and award rationale are unknown.
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Volume commitment
99% confidenceNo guaranteed volumes of work
View supporting evidence
The notice states that, as a call-off contract, the contracting authority cannot guarantee volumes of work.
Implementation condition
98% confidenceDeliverables, testing and deployment are required to be fully completed and operational by 1 February 2027.
View supporting evidence
Tender description.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceA single-supplier network-services call-off with one published total value.
View supporting evidence
One active award, one supplier and a £155,340.96 award value are recorded.
Delivery focus
96% confidenceThe stated requirement combines circuit provision with onboarding, implementation, testing and deployment activities.
View supporting evidence
Tender description requires ISP circuits and refers to onboarding, implementation, testing and deployment.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the supplied verified legal company name. This analysis uses GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED as the supplier identity and retains the source form as evidence.
View supporting evidence
Supplier verification shows source name "GCI Network Solutions Limited (Nasstar)", verified name "GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED", and nameMismatch: true.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo structured lot records or award-to-lot allocation are published.
View supporting evidence
Lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs, although the description refers to framework Lot 1a.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidencePricing breakdown, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale, extension terms and individual circuit locations are not supplied in the published notice.
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing detail.
- No structured lot records or award-to-lot allocation are published; the notice description identifies framework Lot 1a only.
- No extension or renewal terms are published; the re-procurement horizon is an end-date-based estimate, not a forecast.
- The published source supplier name includes "(Nasstar)" and differs from the supplied verified legal company name; GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED is used as the verified legal identity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ONS Multisite ISP CircuitsOffice for National StatisticsGCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITEDGCI Network SolutionsNasstarNetwork Services 3 RM6116ISP circuitsnetwork services contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the ONS Multisite ISP Circuits contract?
GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED, verified under company number 04082862. The published source names the supplier as GCI Network Solutions Limited (Nasstar).
What is the published contract value?
£155,340.96.
When does the stated contract period run?
From 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.
What is being procured?
Seven ISP circuits for Office for National Statistics locations across the United Kingdom.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.