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The migration of 5 PSTN lines to SoADSL and the ongoing connectivity/service charges for 3 years

National Records of Scotland

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08 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Records of Scotland bought telephone connectivity services to move five existing PSTN lines to SoADSL, with ongoing service provision, support and maintenance. The requirement covers the migration and the continuing operation of all five lines, rather than a wider network installation. The services are for National Records of Scotland, based in Edinburgh, and delivery is in Edinburgh. This is a small, defined connectivity requirement for suppliers able to migrate legacy PSTN lines to SoADSL and support them afterwards.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Wavenet Ltd. The authority used a direct award under the Crown Commercial Service Network Services 3 framework, without a separate competition, because the framework permits call-off awards where one supplier can meet the requirement under its direct award method. One bid was recorded. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, with an awarded value of £7,965. The service term is three years, covering migration of five lines and their ongoing connectivity, support and maintenance. The requirement was handled as a single lot; no separate evaluation scoring criteria are stated.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future connectivity requirements, the award demonstrates demand for targeted migration from PSTN to SoADSL alongside a managed service, rather than a large-scale network deployment. Credible competitors would need to show they can migrate existing telephone lines with minimal disruption and provide reliable ongoing connectivity, support and maintenance across the service term. The use of a Crown Commercial Service framework and direct award route is commercially relevant: suppliers would need to be appointed to an appropriate framework and able to meet the buyer’s requirement under its direct award methodology. The recorded outcome was a single bid, from a non-SME supplier, suggesting that framework access and the ability to deliver a small, specialised service are central considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The migration of 5 PSTN lines to SoADSL and the ongoing connectivity/service charges for 3 years

Notice Description

Provision of SoADSL connectivity services, including the migration of five existing PSTN lines to SoADSL and the ongoing provision, support and maintenance of those services for a period of 36 months.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of a call-off contract under the Crown Commercial Service Network Services 3 Framework (RM6116) for the migration of five PSTN lines to SoADSL connectivity services, including ongoing service provision, support and maintenance for a three-year term.

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded by direct award under the Crown Commercial Services Network Services 3 Framework (RM6116). The framework terms permit the award of call-off contracts without further competition where the authority's requirements can be met by a single supplier in accordance with the framework's direct award methodology. No separate call for competition was therefore required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845127
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566297
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

72400000 - Internet services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,965 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Records of Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3YY
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WAVENET LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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