PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Internet Protocol (IP) Connect Services

Pension Protection Fund · published 10 Feb 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID0e32e701-e409-4315-837b-e7943cc6e21f-883042
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-42cc06a9-e5c0-4a41-870a-017c23d8f637
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-41401
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
£249,582
award field
Tender value
£249,582
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
72720000
Wide area network services
Delivery
Not stated
CR0 2NA
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

IP Connect is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution that provides PPF with a private, secure, and high-performance connectivity between our business locations with option to transition to BT SD WAN. Contract end date is 30/01/2029 with the option to extend two periods of 12x months up to 30/01/2031. CCS Framework Network Services 3, Lot 1a - Inter Site Connectivity (Wider Area Network) / Data Access Services.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release10 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published28 Nov 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jan 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 10 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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