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Wavent PSTN To Digital

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING

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27 Aug 2026 at 20:28

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Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Havering procured telecommunications services to migrate 61 legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN) lines to digital SOGEA or FTTP connectivity. The requirement covers a single commercial arrangement intended to manage the migration of the remaining PSTN services and maintain continuity of critical communications during the transition. The work is for Havering and its services in the United Kingdom. This is a digital telephony and data-transmission requirement, suited to telecommunications providers with the network capability, engineering resources and service-management capacity to replace legacy lines with fibre-based or equivalent digital access. The buyer is the London Borough of Havering, a local authority based in Romford.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, using GCA Network Services 3. The stated rationale was to reduce disruption, avoid multiple individual procurements and ensure continuity while the remaining legacy lines are migrated. The requirement was evaluated on price. The contract was awarded to Wavenet Limited on 25 August 2026 and signed on the same date. Its value is £46,241.40, and its stated duration is 12 months. The single procurement lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. One bid was recorded for the requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from London Borough of Havering for a managed PSTN-to-digital migration rather than separate line-by-line purchases. A credible future competitor would need to deliver SOGEA or FTTP services, plan and execute the migration of dozens of legacy lines, and protect continuity for critical local-authority communications. The requirement favours a provider able to offer one coordinated commercial and technical arrangement, with sufficient installation, fault-management and customer-support capacity to handle the transition. Experience of legacy telephony replacement, fibre connectivity and service continuity would strengthen a supplier’s position. The award route also indicates that suppliers positioned on the relevant public-sector network-services framework may be well placed to compete for similar requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wavent PSTN To Digital

Notice Description

Migration of 61 legacy PSTN lines to SOGEA or FTTP digital services for a period of 12 months.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award via GCA Network Services 3 RM6116

Procurement Information

The contract provides a single commercial arrangement to manage the migration of legacy PSTN lines to SOGEA or FTTP services, reducing the risk of service disruption, avoiding multiple individual procurements and ensuring continuity of critical services during the transition period. The 61 lines represent the remaining PSTN services currently identified for migration, with the majority of legacy PSTN lines having already been ceased.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee23
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082000-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,241 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
ROMFORD
Postcode
RM1 4GR
Postcode Area
Romford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Havering
Electoral Ward
Marshalls & Rise Park
Westminster Constituency
Romford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WAVENET LIMITED

Further Information

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