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Wide Area Network Services 2025

IT - Service Delivery & User Engagement, Corporate Commercial & Procurement Service

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Key details

Region
East Midlands
Contract value
£4,500,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
11 March 2026

Procurement

Contract period
16 March 2026 - 15 March 2031
Contract review date
3 December 2029
CPV classifications
  • 72720000 Wide area network services

What happened

IT - Service Delivery & User Engagement, Corporate Commercial & Procurement Service awarded this contract to Exponential-e Limited on 11 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 15 Mar 2031.

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Lincolnshire County Council contract for a network specialist for Wide Area Network Services to replace its outdated Public Services Network (“PSN”) with a managed service using modern, fit for purpose, unified and centrally orchestrated Wide Area Network across approx. 200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 negotiations.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Exponential-e Limited
Award date
11 March 2026

Contact

Address
LN1 1YL

Identifiers

Buyer reference
DN780274-1074

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