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BANK OF ENGLAND · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:27.

Opportunity overview

These contracts are for the supply of network services and goods over 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2+2+2-year period. The estimated total contract value is £20m (across all contracts). The contracts will be for up to four suppliers, but as a minimum two different suppliers for the services. Services are to be delivered in the UK (UKI). The aim is for a minimum of two contracts to be awarded by Q3 2027. The Bank's mission demands uninterrupted connectivity across its estate, even in the face of physical disruption, cyber threats, or supplier failure. The proposed dual-supplier/dual-contract model is designed to ensure that each location benefits from redundant, independent connectivity, such that failure in one provider's infrastructure does not compromise the Bank's operations. The services are split into Four Lots: Lot 1 & Lot 2: To provide Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity between each of The Bank's Offices & Data Centres. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service, as the same supplier cannot provide WAN under LOT 1 and 2. Lot 3 & Lot 4: To provide High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to the Bank's Data Centres and Offices. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service, as the same supplier cannot provide DIA under LOT 3 and 4.

Classification

  • CPV32400000 — Networks
  • CPV64200000 — Telecommunications services
  • CPV72411000 — Internet service providers ISP

Lots

  • LOT 1: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 1£4m
  • Lot 2: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 2£4m
  • Lot 3: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 1£4m
  • Lot 4: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 2£4m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Suppliers are advised this procurement will be conducted via the Bank's e-tendering portal, Proactis, which can be accessed via the following website. The event number is PRJ/1000400 https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login 1. Please register for a user account to gain access to the procurement documentation for this opportunity. If you are already registered, & are unable to find the event, then please carry out the second point. 2. Send an e-mail to: Technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk to be added to the event. Please title your e-mail "Tech207 networks Tender" & include the full Company name and Organisation ID from Proactis, to allow us to attach you to the tender Suppliers will need to e-mail technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk to obtain and complete a non-disclosure agreement before gaining access to the specification. Suppliers will need to submit a PSQ by the set deadline to confirm expression of interest.Open source ↗

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
TECH 207
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
18 Sept 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The Intention is to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure in 3 stages: 1. Stage 1 - Conditions of participation (selection) stage. PSQ to be completed. Shortlist to stage 2: 2-8 suppliers. 2. Stage 2a & b - Invitation to submit initial tenders. 2a Initial Draft ITT response 1, Dialogue. 2b Initial Draft ITT response 2, Bidders demonstrations. Shortlist to stage 3: 2-4 suppliers 3) Stage 3 - Dialogue and invitation to submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) Further details can be found in the Proactis portal/in the associated tender documents, once access has been issued. We may refine the award criteria

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
13 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Jun 2027, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
All documentation can be found in the Proactis portal once access has been issued.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
LOT 1: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 1
Description
Lot 1: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity To provide Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity between each of The Bank's Offices & Data Centres • To be multiple high speed (1-10Gb/s), low latency (less than 5 ms), protected circuits. • Protection to be provided by diverse routes with no single points of failure, evidenced to The Bank that demonstrate circuit resilience during a fail-over scenario. • Seamless fail-over at all site locations for the achievement of uptime optimisation • Support The Bank's end-to-end encryption for all communications traversing WAN. • Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective WAN circuits • No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 1 and 2 • Circuits must be owned, managed and maintained by the responder. Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. £10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
5,000,000
Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
The Intention is to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure in 3 stages: 1) Stage 1 - Conditions of participation (selection) stage. PSQ to be completed. Shortlist to stage 2: 2-8 suppliers. 2) Stage 2a & b - Invitation to submit initial tenders. 2a Initial Draft ITT response 1, Dialogue. 2b Initial Draft ITT response 2, Bidders demonstrations. Shortlist to stage 3: 2-4 suppliers 3) Stage 3 - Dialogue and invitation to submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) Further details can be found in the Proactis portal/in the associated tender documents, once access has been issued. We may refine the award criteria
For Reduction
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
29 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Jul 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Options

Description
An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 2
Description
Lot 2: Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity 2 To provide Wide Area network (WAN) connectivity between each of The Bank's Offices & Data Centres • To be multiple high speed (1-10Gb/s), low latency (less than 5 ms), protected circuits. • Protection to be provided by diverse routes with no single points of failure, evidenced to The Bank that demonstrate circuit resilience during a fail-over scenario. • Seamless fail-over at all site locations for the achievement of uptime optimisation • Support The Bank's end-to-end encryption for all communications traversing WAN. • Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective WAN circuits • No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 1 and 2 • Circuits must be owned, managed and maintained by the responder. Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. £10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
5,000,000
Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Intention is to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure in 3 stages: 1) Stage 1 - Conditions of participation (selection) stage. PSQ to be completed. Shortlist to stage 2: 2-8 suppliers. 2) Stage 2a & b - Invitation to submit initial tenders. 2a Initial Draft ITT response 1, Dialogue. 2b Initial Draft ITT response 2, Bidders demonstrations. Shortlist to stage 3: 2-4 suppliers 3) Stage 3 - Dialogue and invitation to submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) Further details can be found in the Proactis portal/in the associated tender documents, once access has been issued. We may refine the award criteria
For Reduction
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
29 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Jul 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Options

Description
An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 1
Description
Lot 3: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 1 To provide High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to The Bank's Data Centres and Offices. • 10Gb/s and above capacity • Protected circuits, supporting fixed IP addresses (64) into each of the Bank's Data Centres suitable for hosting web services. • Demonstrable protection from failure, i.e. delivery from separate PoP's • Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective circuits. Billing and management solution to support • DDoS protection service, with a Bank viewable monitoring and reporting portal that shows attacks and their respective mitigations • Support for Bank owned IP range with migration support. • No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 3 and 4 • Circuits must be owned by the responder. • Must be a tier 1 ISP Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. £10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 The evaluation details are as stated in the tender pack. All Lots Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
5,000,000
Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
The Intention is to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure in 3 stages: 1) Stage 1 - Conditions of participation (selection) stage. PSQ to be completed. Shortlist to stage 2: 2-8 suppliers. 2) Stage 2a & b - Invitation to submit initial tenders. 2a Initial Draft ITT response 1, Dialogue. 2b Initial Draft ITT response 2, Bidders demonstrations. Shortlist to stage 3: 2-4 suppliers 3) Stage 3 - Dialogue and invitation to submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) Further details can be found in the Proactis portal/in the associated tender documents, once access has been issued. We may refine the award criteria
For Reduction
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
29 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Jul 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Options

Description
An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Lot 4: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 2
Description
Lot 4: High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) 2 To provide High-capacity Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to The Bank's Data Centres and Offices. • 10Gb/s and above capacity • Protected circuits, supporting fixed IP addresses (64) into each of the Bank's Data Centres suitable for hosting web services. • Demonstrable protection from failure, i.e. delivery from separate PoP's • Ability to "burst" and "soft scale" bandwidth to the limit of the respective circuits. Billing and management solution to support • DDoS protection service, with a Bank viewable monitoring and reporting portal that shows attacks and their respective mitigations • Support for Bank owned IP range with migration support. • No shared infrastructure or service provider between Lot 3 and 4 • Circuits must be owned by the responder. • Must be a tier 1 ISP Services must be provided and operated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No Bank data must leave the UK. £10m over the two services over the ten years. The Bank intends to (and reserves the right to) directly award additional or repeat services that are similar to the services supplied under the contract, which is the subject matter of this Tender Notice, in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of PA 2023 The evaluation details are as stated in the tender pack. All Lots Details of the evaluation and location for the services can be found in the portal tender pack. The services will need to be awarded to one supplier per service. The agreement will provide two, three, or four Contracts. The term is a 4+2+2+2 Agreements, to provide WAN services and DIA services.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
5,000,000
Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Intention is to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure in 3 stages: 1) Stage 1 - Conditions of participation (selection) stage. PSQ to be completed. Shortlist to stage 2: 2-8 suppliers. 2) Stage 2a & b - Invitation to submit initial tenders. 2a Initial Draft ITT response 1, Dialogue. 2b Initial Draft ITT response 2, Bidders demonstrations. Shortlist to stage 3: 2-4 suppliers 3) Stage 3 - Dialogue and invitation to submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) Further details can be found in the Proactis portal/in the associated tender documents, once access has been issued. We may refine the award criteria
For Reduction
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
29 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Jul 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract extensions will be based on a 2+2+2 year basis

Options

Description
An initial contract term is 4 years with extension options at the Bank's discretion of 2+2+2 years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
32400000
Description
Networks
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
64200000
Description
Telecommunications services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
32400000
Description
Networks
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
64200000
Description
Telecommunications services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72411000
Description
Internet service providers ISP

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72411000
Description
Internet service providers ISP

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Description
Suppliers are advised this procurement will be conducted via the Bank's e-tendering portal, Proactis, which can be accessed via the following website. The event number is PRJ/1000400 https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login 1. Please register for a user account to gain access to the procurement documentation for this opportunity. If you are already registered, & are unable to find the event, then please carry out the second point. 2. Send an e-mail to: Technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk to be added to the event. Please title your e-mail "Tech207 networks Tender" & include the full Company name and Organisation ID from Proactis, to allow us to attach you to the tender Suppliers will need to e-mail technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk to obtain and complete a non-disclosure agreement before gaining access to the specification. Suppliers will need to submit a PSQ by the set deadline to confirm expression of interest.
Entry 3
Id
078516-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 12:44
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
The preliminary market engagement took place prior to the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023 and further information on the preliminary market engagement conducted will be provided in the associated tender documents.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
BANK OF ENGLAND
Id
GB-COH-RC000042

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000042

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRDB-1113-HPPT

Address

Street Address
Threadneedle Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2R 8AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
Technology Category Team

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC2R 8AH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 078465-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 078468-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 078516-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·