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WAN Services

Ministry of Justice · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Contract for provision of wide area network (WAN) services. The WAN services will deliver secure connectivity for authorised devices at MoJ’s locations and those of its service recipients (over 1000 sites). The Contract for WAN services has been entered into by MoJ. The services will be provided for the benefit not only of MoJ but also a range of service recipients (MoJ executive agencies, arms’ length bodies, government companies and other entities to whom MoJ provides services), which are listed in Schedule 33 (Service Recipients) of the Contract.

Awarded to

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Vodafone Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£163m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Sept 2025
Award ID
067618-2025-con_25452-1
Status
active
Location
Newbury, UK, RG14 2FN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72720000 — Wide area network services
  • CPV30237110 — Network interfaces
  • CPV32400000 — Networks
  • CPV32412000 — Communications network
  • CPV32412100 — Telecommunications network
  • CPV32415000 — Ethernet network
  • CPV32420000 — Network equipment
  • CPV32424000 — Network infrastructure
  • CPV32427000 — Network system
  • CPV32428000 — Network upgrade
  • CPV32430000 — Wide area network
  • CPV50312310 — Maintenance of data network equipment
  • CPV72315000 — Data network management and support services
  • CPV72315100 — Data network support services
  • CPV72315200 — Data network management services

Lots

  • The purpose of this Contract is the provision of WAN Services to the MoJ. The scope of the WAN services includes: •Service Transition – Transition of services while maintaining service continuity; •WAN Connectivity – Secure connectivity to corporate services; •Gateway Services – Secure access to other network domains, cross-government services, and the Internet; and •Core Network Services – Services required for the delivery of the end-to-end network services. Service Transition includes: •Continuing provision of the existing WAN services until the Authority’s sites cutover to the new WAN Services, to ensure service continuity; •Mobilisation and planning for transition; and •Design and delivery of the new WAN services. WAN Connectivity includes: •Provision of field services; •Provision of Dedicated Internet Access circuits (including NTE) and enterprise grade broadband; •Mobile Broadband services Gateway Services includes: • Management and maintenance of: o MoJ’s network infrastructure that provides secure access to other network domains, cross-government services, and the Internet (MoJ’s ‘Gateway System’) ; o data centre load balancers; o the remote access solution utilised by the Authority to access the ViSOR application hosted by the Police; and o a secure, resilient network-to-network interconnect gateway. Core Network Services includes: •Provision of a secure and authenticated master time reference service; • Maintenance and management of a non-live environment for the Gateway System; •Enforcing strong authentication and provision of a PAM service; •Integration with MoJ’s IPAM and interfacing with the MoJ’s DNS. In addition, there are Service Management, Social Value and Security obligations which the Supplier must comply with in the delivery of the WAN Services. Optional Services have been included within the contract. While these Optional Services are not within the initial scope of the WAN Services at the start of the Contract, the MoJ may require the Supplier to provide any or all of the Optional Services at any time during the term of the Contract by giving notice to the Supplier. The key Optional Services include: •Mobile broadband airtime; o Internet access provision at the MoJ data centre •Provision of SASE services to support the MoJ’s SASE solution, including resale of additional SD-WAN hardware and service subscriptions, and provision of relevant professional services and field engineering services. •Provision of IPAM services Additional information: Award Criteria in accordance with the procurement documentation issued to Tenderers£200m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-03a71a
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
10 Aug 2023, 00:00
Successive Reduction
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
28 Jun 2023, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Mar 2023, 00:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Details of the conditions are set out in the procurement documents. These will include conditions relating to service levels and service credits and/or right to terminate for less than minimum acceptable performance levels.

Classification

Id
72720000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Wide area network services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
330

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
1

Type

document

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
The suitability criteria are set out in the SQ instructions which can be obtained from the MoJ’s procurement portal.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The purpose of this Contract is the provision of WAN Services to the MoJ. The scope of the WAN services includes: •Service Transition – Transition of services while maintaining service continuity; •WAN Connectivity – Secure connectivity to corporate services; •Gateway Services – Secure access to other network domains, cross-government services, and the Internet; and •Core Network Services – Services required for the delivery of the end-to-end network services. Service Transition includes: •Continuing provision of the existing WAN services until the Authority’s sites cutover to the new WAN Services, to ensure service continuity; •Mobilisation and planning for transition; and •Design and delivery of the new WAN services. WAN Connectivity includes: •Provision of field services; •Provision of Dedicated Internet Access circuits (including NTE) and enterprise grade broadband; •Mobile Broadband services Gateway Services includes: • Management and maintenance of: o MoJ’s network infrastructure that provides secure access to other network domains, cross-government services, and the Internet (MoJ’s ‘Gateway System’) ; o data centre load balancers; o the remote access solution utilised by the Authority to access the ViSOR application hosted by the Police; and o a secure, resilient network-to-network interconnect gateway. Core Network Services includes: •Provision of a secure and authenticated master time reference service; • Maintenance and management of a non-live environment for the Gateway System; •Enforcing strong authentication and provision of a PAM service; •Integration with MoJ’s IPAM and interfacing with the MoJ’s DNS. In addition, there are Service Management, Social Value and Security obligations which the Supplier must comply with in the delivery of the WAN Services. Optional Services have been included within the contract. While these Optional Services are not within the initial scope of the WAN Services at the start of the Contract, the MoJ may require the Supplier to provide any or all of the Optional Services at any time during the term of the Contract by giving notice to the Supplier. The key Optional Services include: •Mobile broadband airtime; o Internet access provision at the MoJ data centre •Provision of SASE services to support the MoJ’s SASE solution, including resale of additional SD-WAN hardware and service subscriptions, and provision of relevant professional services and field engineering services. •Provision of IPAM services Additional information: Award Criteria in accordance with the procurement documentation issued to Tenderers

Value

Amount
200,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Additional optional services may be purchased during the term of the Contract.

Renewal

Description
Up to three optional one-year (12 month) extensions, making a maximum total contract duration of 120 months.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
3
Minimum Candidates
3

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,520

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
As set out in the SQ instructions which can be found at the MoJ’s procurement portal.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK
Entry 4
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30237110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network interfaces
Entry 2
Id
32400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Networks
Entry 3
Id
32412000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Communications network
Entry 4
Id
32412100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Telecommunications network
Entry 5
Id
32415000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ethernet network
Entry 6
Id
32420000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network equipment
Entry 7
Id
32424000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network infrastructure
Entry 8
Id
32427000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network system
Entry 9
Id
32428000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network upgrade
Entry 10
Id
32430000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Wide area network
Entry 11
Id
50312310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Maintenance of data network equipment
Entry 12
Id
72315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Data network management and support services
Entry 13
Id
72315100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Data network support services
Entry 14
Id
72315200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Data network management services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-75772
Name
Ministry of Justice

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 4PU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Commercial and Contract Directorate, Zone 3.19 3rd Floor, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
03
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public order and safety

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Justice

Contact

Telephone
+44 02033343555
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6365
Name
Ministry of Justice

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
102 Petty France

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
03
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public order and safety

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Justice

Contact

Telephone
+44 02033343555
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-83765
Name
Ministry Of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
102 Petty France

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry Of Justice
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-164585
Name
Vodafone Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Newbury
Postal Code
RG14 2FN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Connection, Vodafone House, Berkshire

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Vodafone Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
067618-2025-con_25452-1
Title
WAN Services
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164585
Name
Vodafone Limited

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
Transition, maintenance, and management of Gateway Services & Core Network Services requirements.

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
067618-2025-con_25452-1
Title
WAN Services
Status
active
Award ID
067618-2025-con_25452-1
Date Signed
23 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
163,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1H 9AJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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