Awarded contract

2025-114 Direct Internet Access

Details

Buyer: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Supplier(s): Commsworld Ltd
Value: £248,940
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Internet network
Published: 11 September 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Ofgem require direct internet access delivered to its 3 office locations in London, Glasgow and Cardiff.The supplier will provide Ofgem with 2 fully diverse non contended internet facing circuits with Ethernet Demarcation Devices with at least five (5) metres spatial separation at all points within the last-mile access tails.

Timeline

Completed: Award published11 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date18 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date17 September 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is Britain's energy regulator, a non-ministerial government department. Most goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks, chiefly its Energy and Economic Services and Advice agreement. Lots span gas and electricity engineering, distributed energy resources, and economic and financial advice.

Ofgem then runs a further competition or awards work directly to a supplier on the relevant lot.

Over the past 5 years, most of Ofgem's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems, and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov