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Network Strategy SD-WAN and Security Service Edge (SSE)
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 30 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Part C Specification
Background information
- The current WAN solution is coming to the end of the contract and GMC are looking to move to a new provider and a new WAN Solution across all GMC sites. We have approx. 1,800 staff who work in a remote working hybrid model with only 20% of these are onsite at any one-time. Remote workers connect via VPN into the Manchester and London Datacentres. We are therefore inviting bids from suppliers who can meet the requirements outlined in the sections detailed in the required Lots below.
- The current GMC WAN adopts point to point ethernet technology and the strategic roadmap is to move to a more flexible Cloud based SD-WAN model.
- GMC locations:
• London - Regent’s Place, 350 Euston Road, London, NW1 3JN
• Manchester – 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AW
• Manchester – 3 Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB
• Manchester – St James's Buildings, 79 Oxford Street Manchester, M1 6FQ
• Edinburgh – The Tun, 4 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ
• Cardiff – Caspian Point 2, Caspian Way, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4DQ
• Belfast - Bedford House, 16–22 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FD
Current Wide Area & Internet Networks
61. The GMC operates from 7 main site in the UK and N. Ireland, namely Manchester (x3), London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
• All sites operate on structured cabling systems, the standard being Cat 6.
• The current GMC WAN is comprised of 7 sites connected together using Ethernet point to point services. This is a manged WAN with service provider Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) at each site.
• 4 of sites have secondary backup circuits (Manchester 3HS, Manchester 3HSQ, Manchester SJB and London)
• 2 of the sites provide direct internet connectivity (Manchester 3HS and London)
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 72720000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
6 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 9 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 9 March 2026.
Release 020986-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Apr 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 28 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Tue 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 038326-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 7 May 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 7 May 2026. Stated change: Amendment to the wording in the ITT at paragraphs 106 and 107.
Deadline in this release: Tue 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 041805-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 20 May 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 20 May 2026. Stated change: Deadline for submissions extended to 12 noon on 28/05/2026
Deadline in this release: Thu 28 May 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 046630-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 Aug 2026Notice
Notice published 12 August 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 076953-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 30 Sep 2026Notice
Notice published 30 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 092456-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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07/ Tender hubs
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- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Wed 7 Oct 2026, 08:16 BST
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