Defra Group Connectivity Services

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
London
Selective procedure
4 December 2024 to 3 December 2029

Management and transformation of enterprise connectivity including SD-WAN, DIA, LAN, WLAN, and foundation services such as DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and NTP. The scope includes secure internet and remote access management across the group's estate, requiring ongoing service level management and technical support.

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Awarded value: £42.6m; As published
Published: 3 January 2025
Awarded: 4 December 2024; Vodafone
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 3 December 2029

What the contract covers

Managed connectivity services

Provision of managed wide area network, local area network, and secure connectivity services for large-scale public sector enterprise IT infrastructure.

Transform and manage Defra Group's entire connectivity services

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Managed connectivity services
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 4 December 2024 to 3 December 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
TUPE: Applies
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72000000

Services in this contract

Integrated managed network and communications servicesMain service£687k typicalTransform and manage Defra Group WAN, LAN, DNS and secure access

Lifecycle

Published
3 January 2025
Contract awardedto Vodafone
4 December 2024
Contract starts
4 December 2024
Contract ends
3 December 2029

The buyer

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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The supplier

Vodafone

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/286721/defra-group-connectivity-services
Buyer reference: CF-0433700D8d000003VQwdEAG
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-e666726b-127d-436c-b658-6b876842ab53
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Defra Group Connectivity Services. Contract award, 3 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/286721/defra-group-connectivity-services (accessed 5 November 2026).