002968 ISP Upgrade
Details
- Supplier(s)
- British Telecommunications PLC
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Installation of telecommunications equipment
- Published
- 7 January 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Upgrading one of the councils main Internet Service Providers circuit to cope with enhanced capacity with enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection. This contract is being awarded as a Direct Award following extension market research which determined that BT are currently the only provider able to deliver a guaranteed 20 Gbps ISP transit service over a 100 Gbps bearer in the North East of England. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published7 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date7 January 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2031in 4 years
About the buyer
Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 45314000 · Installation of telecommunications equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@durham-county-council.gov |
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