Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5f-4984-7164-9eac-aaaba8e5633a/connectivity [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBnegotiated without publication procedureSuitable for SMEs # Connectivity [Department For Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Estimated value £6,359,737 Published 5 Jun 2020 Deadline Closed 6 May 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender The contract relates to the provision of 4G wireless routers (including 4G data) in order to meet Department for Education's requirement for vulnerable and disadvantaged children in England to have access to the internet as part of an initiative to make remote education and social care services accessible for children and young people during the coronavirus outbreak. 4G wireless routers will be ordered for children who are preparing for exams (Year 10), who are care leavers, and secondary school children who receive support from a social worker. Additional information: The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to an urgent need for the supply of Internet connectivity services described above (these services are in addition to laptops and tablets procured and supplied under a separate contract to support this initiative). The urgency arises out of the specific and unique prevailing circumstances in relation to, and caused by, the pandemic, including the need to secure the delivery of access to remote education and communication with social workers and carers as soon as possible given the impact of the extended lockdown period and closure of schools on certain groups of vulnerable and disadvantaged young people. This did not give the Department for Education sufficient time to comply with the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation for this procurement. Accordingly, the Department for Education used the negotiated procedure without prior publication permitted under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulation 32(2)(c)) in respect of this procurement. Read full description ## CPV classification Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/cbc82d40-f1a2-447e-bbab-1b3f34f04425) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileDepartment For Education: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education)[SectorMore Office & computing equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/office-computing-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Display screens – Furnizare, montare și punere în functiune ecrane led și platformă de management afișare conținut aferente tabelei electronice pentru obiectivul Arena Naţională Municipiul Bucuresti 37 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0eb0-73aa-bedf-27d58b7aedab/romania-display-screens-furnizare-montare-si-punere-in-functiune-ecrane-led)[Computer equipment and supplies – Dobava računalniške opreme SPLOŠNA BOLNIŠNICA DR. FRANCA DERGANCA Nova Gorica 31 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fca6-72cf-8224-cf6d19ff54a4/slovenia-computer-equipment-and-supplies-dobava-racunalniske-opreme)[Computer equipment and supplies – Zakup sprzętu komputerowego z oprogramowaniem Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne 16 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0272-7075-8fc0-3fe8319e2575/poland-computer-equipment-and-supplies-zakup-sprzetu-komputerowego-z-oprogra)[Purchase of IT Equipment for PIU Office Balochistan Irrigation Department PIU 12 days left 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1488d-ab0c-700e-a25e-89e15b6537e6/purchase-of-it-equipment-for-piu-office)[Fourniture, installation et mise en service d’équipements solaires pour 32 centres numériques multiservices Coordination Unit of Niger Smart Villages Project 32 days left 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14db4-0829-735a-a241-5d4b86172a15/fourniture-installation-et-mise-en-service-dequipements-solaires-pour-32-centr)[Personal computers – Pensionsversicherungsanstalt - IT-Endgeräte für den Arbeitsplatz samt zugehöriger Dienstleistungen (Rahmenvereinbarung) Pensionsversicherungsanstalt 38 days left 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0f96-7111-85de-b12eeee5057e/austria-personal-computers-pensionsversicherungsanstalt-it-endgerate-fur-d)