# SO15626 Provision of Internet Link Contract

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [British Telecommunications PLC](/contract-winners/british-telecommunications/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £36,000
- Tender value: £36,000
- Award date: 3 February 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 4 February 2016
- Contract end: 3 February 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: e3e9d8d9-a34b-4fa5-abb5-80412704483d-87810
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51c7e18e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Department for Transport Central, hereafter referred to as DfT\(C\), works with its agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country\. The DfT\(C\) plans and invests in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move\. DfT\(C\) has an existing direct internet link at its office in Ashdown House, Hastings\. This link has been in place for over five years and traffic volumes are expected to increase beyond its capacity \(currently 100Mbps\)\. DfT\(C\) was looking to replace this link with a new one offering higher capacity\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3e9d8d9-a34b-4fa5-abb5-80412704483d-87810)