Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Council
Delamere House, Delamere Street
Crewe
CW12JZ
UK
Contact person: Simon Hagan
Telephone: +44 1270686456
E-mail: simon.hagan@cheshireeast.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD62
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshireeast.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN)
Reference number: C3789
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72315000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wide Area Network (WAN) services and equipment
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
900 408.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wide Area Network (WAN) services and equipment
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 12 months or 24 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Use of CCS Network Services 3 Framework Lot 1a
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C3789
Title: Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Virgin Media Ltd
06024812
Reading
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 900 408.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/08/2025