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How to read contract values: notice stages, dates and worked examples

COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · published 4 Nov 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.

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Contracts Finder release IDef0fc575-74d9-4974-bde2-330cdeec749a-920568
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-161ec48d-923e-4ac4-a4c8-b4cfc2e2e51d
Buyer identifierGB-GOR-D550
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£65,156
award field
Tender value
£65,156
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
72700000
Computer network services
Delivery
Not stated
E14 4QZ
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This is a contract award notice. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has awarded a contract for the provision of specialist network professional services to support the CMA's network infrastructure. The services include specialist network support, design, configuration and implementation across the CMA's network environment, including cloud networking, network security, wireless networking, switching, VPNs, firewalls and associated network management activities. The contract has been awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS) as a direct call-off under the Crown Commercial Service RM6288 Workforce Solutions framework. The delivery partner is EKCO Cloud & Security Limited. As this is a contract award notice, there is no opportunity to apply.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release4 Nov 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published10 Oct 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published10 Oct 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published10 Oct 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published10 Feb 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 4 Nov 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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