Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Lincolnshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Exponential-E Limited
- Value
- £5,400,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · Wide area network services (CPV 72720000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Mar 2026
- Published20 Mar 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Lincolnshire County Council contract for a network specialist for Wide Area Network Services to replace its outdated Public Services Network ("PSN") with a managed service using modern, fit for purpose, unified and centrally orchestrated Wide Area Network across approx. 200 sites across the County. The scope shall cover both external connectivity requirements, inter-site communications, and integration points with third-party service providers. It shall exclude end-user devices, application-level services, and any infrastructure not directly related to network transport or orchestration. This contract is awarded following a Further Competition under Crown Commercial Services Network Services 3 Framework RM6116 Lot 1a: Inter Site Connectivity (Wider Area Network) / Data Access Services. During the term of the Contract, the Buyer may extend the scope of the contract to other public services organisations within Lincolnshire, and at such time the Buyer will enter into good faith negotiat…
About the supplier
Exponential-E Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04499567).