Award

Contract with The Networking People (TNP) Limited

  • Lancaster City Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-056700

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059aa3

Published 15 September 2025, 4:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancaster City Council

Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square

Lancaster

LA1 1PJ

Contact

Mr Nick Goulden

Email

ngoulden@lancaster.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1524582000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Contract with The Networking People (TNP) Limited

Reference number

DN790603

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract extension with The Networking People (TNP) Limited for ICT network support

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £195,695.04

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract has been in place with The Networking People (TNP) Limited for ICT network support since August 2015, we have extended the contract for 1 year which takes the contract above threshold and we are commencing a new procurement for the service which will be in place ahead of contract expiry

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

For technical reasons the Council has extended the contract with The Networking People (TNP) Limited for 1 year in order to allow time to procure a new service and to avoid a gap in the service.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

DN790603

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 August 2015

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

The Networking People (TNP) Limited

Network House, Caton Road

Lancaster

Email

George.Knowles@tnp.net.uk

Telephone

+44 1524917136

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £195,695.04


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lancaster City Council

Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square

Lancaster

LA1 1PJ

Email

ngoulden@lancaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom