AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department of Health and Social Care awarded an Internet Resilience call-off to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. The notice describes installation of site lines and records a £281,040 award value for a three-year period beginning 5 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED under a framework call-off procedure.
Market significanceThis is a telecommunications network and installation-services requirement delivered through framework RM6116, with a published total award value of £281,040.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8924db22-54d2-4f5f-96a4-8e39e5d358da-1 · 281040 GBP · verified
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The active award names BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 281,040. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 01800000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:36:09+01:00.
Contract period recorded
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 4 October 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod records startDate 2026-10-05 and endDate 2029-10-04T23:59:59.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£281,040 GBP
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The sole award value is recorded as 281040 GBP.
Published value range
90% confidence£93,680 to £281,040 GBP
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Tender minValue is 93680 GBP and tender value is 281040 GBP; the notice does not explain the basis of this range.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence10 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-10T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence4 October 2029
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Contract period endDate: 2029-10-04T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:36:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceInternet resilience installation of site lines
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Published description: "DHSC internet resilience installation of sites lines."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 32412100 — Telecommunications network
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Tender classification identifies CPV 32412100.
Additional classifications
99% confidenceCPV 32412110 — Internet network; CPV 51340000 — Installation services of line telephony equipment
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Tender additionalClassifications lists these two CPV codes.
Delivery geography
88% confidenceUnited Kingdom and other listed territories/geographies
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Delivery addresses list the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World; no allocation by location is published.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Published procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework reference
90% confidenceRM6116
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The attached document title is "Redacted-RM6116 Call off Order-Form - Internet Resilience".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation and scoring is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The recorded period runs from 5 October 2026 to 4 October 2029.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
97% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability flags are sme=false and vcse=false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle published award to one verified supplier
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One award record names one supplier and no lots are published.
Value attribution
99% confidenceThe £281,040 value is attributable to the sole published award and supplier
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The sole award names BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED and reports GBP 281,040.
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an openly described standalone competition
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The notice states that the procurement was a call-off from a framework agreement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value range unexplained
97% confidenceThe notice contains both a £93,680 minimum value and a £281,040 tender/award value; no explanation of the lower figure or value basis is supplied.
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Tender minValue is 93680 GBP, tender value is 281040 GBP, award value is 281040 GBP, and value_basis is null.
Competition and evaluation detail absent
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, bidder list, scores, award rationale or evaluation details are provided.
Lot allocation unavailable
99% confidenceNo lots or individual lot values are published.
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Contract execution evidence
94% confidenceThe notice records an active award and contract period, but the supplied structured data does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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The supplied award status is active; the attached document is titled a redacted call-off order form, but no extracted signature or execution field is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not state bid numbers, invited suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings.
- The notice does not explain why a minimum value of £93,680 is shown alongside the £281,040 award value.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot values are published.
- Extension, renewal, pricing and service-level terms are not supplied in the structured notice data.
- The supplied data does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DHSC Internet ResilienceBRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED contractRM6116 call-offtelecommunications network procurementinternet network installationDepartment of Health and Social Care award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DHSC Internet Resilience award?
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, verified by an exact-name match to company number 01800000.
What is the published award value?
£281,040 GBP.
What is the recorded contract period?
5 October 2026 to 4 October 2029.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice describes a selective procedure via a call-off from a framework agreement; the attached order-form title references RM6116.
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