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Tender: Broadband Connectivity and Network Services for Schools and Colleges – East of England (Framework Agreement)

Released about 2 months ago

Closed09 Oct 2026

Est. valueEstimate£190K to £3.9M

Current contractEastern Telephones Limited,MLL Telecom Ltd,Rydal Communications Limited,Talk Straight Ltdended Aug 2026

LocationEast of England

AgencyNorfolk County Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryTelecommunications

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 9 Oct 2026

About

Norfolk County Council is seeking a supplier to provide and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments and to establish a replacement framework agreement for its expiring education connectivity contract. The framework will be open to all educational establishments across the East of England, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Lincolnshire, and must meet the Department for Education Digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. The scope includes supply, installation, management, maintenance, technical architecture, system design, project management and end-of-contract decommissioning of the services, with full details set out in the Service Specification.

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