Contract award · 14 Jul 2026

Dark Fibre

Leeds City Council awarded “Dark Fibre” to Virgin Media for £110k on 14 Jul 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Value £110k
WinnerVirgin Media

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Leeds City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Virgin Media
Value
£109,714.40
Procedure
Other - Direct Award through use of Schedule 5.
Sector
IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date14 Jul 2026
  2. Published20 Aug 2026Published 37 days after the contract date

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Notice of contract award for Dark Fibre from Virgin Media Limited.

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