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TfGM Virgin Media for eVPN connectivity 2025-26

Transport for Greater Manchester · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:10.

Opportunity overview

In 2023 TfGM entered into an agreement with the supplier using the RM3808 Network Services framework from CCS. To procure WAN connectivity "eVPN" to support its business critical services. This was for a 2 year period only and this ended in March 2025. Following the rollout and deployment of GM One across the Greater Manchester region, it was intended for these services to be migrated over to the GM One network, however the delivery of the replacement circuits has been delayed. In order to maintain the required WAN connectivity, a further 12 month extension for this service is required. The intention was for TfGM to look to extend the current agreement for this short period but the supplier was not able to do this due to the value. Therefore a new 12 month contract (following no competition) is looking to be used instead. At the end of this 12 month period, the service will be taken up by GM One as was always intended. This notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source procurement of Virgin Media Business to continue to provide this service to TfGM for a further 12 month period. The aggregated value of this new contract and the past spend on the original contract take this over the threshold.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£75k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01785381
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG2 6UU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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-050cc5
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source procurement. The decision to enter into a new contract with Virgin Media Business Limited with respect to providing this service is as follows: Most sites of this type have migrated over to GM ONE, some residual sites (sites not connected by GM ONE LLFN) require an alternative method of connectivity. This connectivity will be provided by a newly contracted proposal from GMCA known as NON LLFN. Contracts have been signed to provide the NON LFFN service, but TfGM will not be able to migrate over to it in time for the end of the current contract for eVPN services. This eventuality, that not all sites would be able to be migrated over to GM ONE at its start, was not and could not be foreseen by TfGM and as a result a new short-term contract with the current provider is required to ensure continuity of this service until the new GM ONE proposal is ready to take on management of these sites. Migration to a new supplier for the eVPN services in the circumstances would result in disproportionate technical difficulties and disproportionate onboarding and offboarding costs.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNJQ-2746-NWYT
Name
Transport for Greater Manchester

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 3BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Piccadilly Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNJQ-2746-NWYT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01785381
Name
VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG2 6UU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
500 Brook Drive

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
01785381
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPGB-1335-XDCL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
64200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Telecommunications services

Value

Amount
74,995
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
89,994

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018950-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
6 May 2025, 06:47

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01785381
Name
VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
23 May 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
23 May 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 3BG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050cc5-2025-05-06T06:47:07+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·