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Royal Borough of Greenwich · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to deliver a fully managed network service. The Council operates a substantial and geographically distributed network estate across multiple locations throughout the borough, comprising of several hundred network and security devices that support approximately 4,000 staff and the delivery of services to around 300,000 residents. With the current contract due to expire in July 2027, the Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking pre-market engagement to better understand the current market solutions, emerging innovations and implementation approaches .The information gathered will be used to refine the Council's requirements, validate the proposed scope of the procurement and inform the most appropriate procurement strategy. As part of a potential further procurement exercise subsequent to this pre-market engagement, the Council is intending to seek a strategic partner capable of delivering a secure, resilient, and future-ready managed network service. The supplier would support the Council's day-to-day operations while contributing to its ongoing ambitions through continuous improvement, innovation, and effective service management.

Classification

  • CPV64200000 — Telecommunications services
  • CPV72400000 — Internet services

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-06d952
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
7 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
6 Jul 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
6 Jul 2037, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
64200000
Description
Telecommunications services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72400000
Description
Internet services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI51
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This market engagement does not form part of any formal procurement process and does not commit the Council to commence any procurement or award any contract. The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking pre-market engagement to better understand the current market solutions, emerging innovations and implementation approaches .The information gathered will be used to refine the Council's requirements, validate the proposed scope of the procurement and inform the most appropriate procurement strategy. Suppliers who are interested in meeting the requirements are invited to attend a bidder engagement and drop-in session. This session will provide an opportunity to ask questions, gain a better understanding of how you could support the Council in delivering the requirements, and present an overview of your capabilities and service delivery model. To inform the development of the Council's requirements, scope and approach. The drop-in sessions will take the form of one-to-one sessions. The sessions will also enable the Authority to better understand the current market landscape and inform the development of the approach and specification. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in this pre-market engagement exercise. The associated documentation and questionnaire are available via the Authority's e-procurement portal (Proactis). Suppliers wishing to access the documents should register (where required) and express an interest in the opportunity through the portal. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Due
13 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072918-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
31 Jul 2026, 17:18
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Id
GB-PPON-PXBB-6689-HZVL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXBB-6689-HZVL

Address

Street Address
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE18 6HQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI51

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI51 · SE18 6HQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI51 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 072918-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·