Notice Information
Notice Title
Telephony and Resilience
Notice Description
1.2.1PWL wishes to let a Contract to improve and extend its Telephony & Resilience capability. 1.2.2This procurement is to provide Portsmouth Water with a Supplier capable of providing the goods and services required to satisfy PW's move away from PSTN lines to a more secure and longer lasting solution. 1.2.3The initial work required under the contract must be complete by January 2027. 1.2.4PWL requires a robust and secure digital communication infrastructure that ensures reliable connectivity across all designated Portsmouth Water sites, providing the continuous and secure connectivity required for Critical National Infrastructure. 1.2.5The Goods and Services required will support PWL's Operational and Information Technology needs at least until August 2030 and potentially to August 2035. A more detailed discussion on the needs of PWL is contained in the Scope document 1.2.6The Contractor will be expected to collaborate with existing suppliers, where required by PW and to work with PWL on establishing a single supply chain provider without any interruption to the existing service. 1.2.7Portsmouth Water and the Contractor will implement a Service Level Agreement. This comprehensive SLA will guarantee responsive support for any issues related to the communication network, safeguarding the continuity of Portsmouth Water's core service delivery at all times. 1.2.8The provided communication network shall facilitate seamless point-to-point connectivity between all Portsmouth Water's approximately 48 sites, as outlined in the Scope Document 1.2.9The network shall be capable of segregating, prioritising, and reliably supporting data traffic generated by critical systems, including but not limited to: Telemetry (GEOSCADA), CCTV, solar arrays, and inter-site operational process data.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 5 years (aligned to PWL business plan periods (AMP) with option to extend for a further 5 year
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024544-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
45 - Construction work
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
32250000 - Mobile telephones
32412000 - Communications network
32412100 - Telecommunications network
32430000 - Wide area network
32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
32551400 - Telephone network
45314200 - Installation of telephone lines
64200000 - Telecommunications services
64211000 - Public-telephone services
64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services
64215000 - IP telephone services
72315000 - Data network management and support services
72720000 - Wide area network services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAVANT
- Postcode
- PO9 1LG
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Havant
- Electoral Ward
- Havant St Faith's
- Westminster Constituency
- Havant
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024544-2026
18th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066522-2025
17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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