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title: "Replacement of Analogue Telephony Lines"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000808807"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-12-04"
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# Replacement of Analogue Telephony Lines

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000808807

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has entered the procurement award stage, contracting British Telecommunications PLC (BT) for a project titled "Replacement of Analogue Telephony Lines". This falls within the general public services industry category and primarily concerns locations across the City of Edinburgh. The procurement process is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by BT's unique capability to offer Pre-Digital Phone Lines (PDPL) services. The contract spans from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2029, aligning with ongoing transitions to digital solutions as analogue services cease, particularly for critical infrastructure. The contract, signed on 1st September 2025, is valued at £3,500,000 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for telecommunications firms and digital service providers specialising in infrastructure transition from analogue to digital systems. The target outcome involves supplying digital service solutions once the Pre-Digital Phone Lines support is phased into a full digital service contract. Businesses with expertise in telecommunications, analogue circuit transition, and comprehensive digital network solutions will find themselves well-suited to participate in upcoming transition tenders. With the advance planning for the total digital overhaul anticipated by 2029, there is a clear future opportunity for innovative firms aiming to expand their presence in regional projects within public sector networks.

## Notice

The Council is awarding a contract to BT for the continued use of analogue service and their PDPL solution from 1st October 2025 until 30th September 2029 to allow this rationalisation process to complete and to undertake the procurement of the new single digital services contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), including copper analogue services currently provided by Openreach, is ceasing. All PSTN services are required to transition to a digital solution before Openreach ceases all analogue provision (presently scheduled for January 2027, although exchanges will close before that date). Throughout the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) estate, the current analogue service is to be provided for as long as possible, whilst the Council identifies lines required and solutions for a future upgrade to a digital service. The Council intend to novate analogue fixed lines from O2 and Enterprise Broadband lines from CGI, so all analogue services are with a single provider, in preparation for entering the market for a full digital solution. To ensure services continue to be provided to the circa 1,500 lines which support telephones, lifts, alarms, traffic lights and other infrastructure currently on an analogue line, we require BT to continue to support, whilst the Council identify which lines require transition to which digital solution, and we cease analogue lines where no longer in use or required. The Council will also be adopting Pre-Digital Phone Lines (PDPL) for some lines until the transition of the estate equipment, so it can accept a digital solution.. Contract will run from 1st January 2026 until 31st December 2029.

### Procurement Information

PSTN Analogue services can no longer be procured. To ensure services continue to be provided to the circa 1,500 lines which support telephones, lifts, alarms, traffic lights and other infrastructure currently on an analogue line, we require BT to continue to support, whilst the Council identify which lines require transition to which digital solution, and we cease analogue lines where no longer in use or required. BT are unique in offering Pre-Digital Phone Line (PDPL), which gives a period allowing the Council to identify lines and their use, many of which were installed decades ago and are difficult to quickly identify usage and requirements. The Council is undertaking a full audit, which will allow only the transition of those lines we correctly identify as in use and needed. For these reasons, there are no financially, administratively reasonable or viable alternatives available. Once the Council has consolidated all lines into a single contract, it intends to enter the market for a full digital solution by the expiry of this VEAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC544894 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51340000 - Installation services of line telephony equipment

## Release History

- 4 Dec 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC544894
- 4 Sep 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538472

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538472
  Replacement of Analogue Telephony Lines - The Council is awarding a contract to BT for the continued use of analogue service and their PDPL solution from 1st October 2025 until 30th September 2029 to allow this rationalisation process to complete and to undertake the procurement of the new single digital services contract.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC544894
  Replacement of Analogue Telephony Lines - The Council is awarding a contract to BT for the continued use of analogue service and their PDPL solution from 1st October 2025 until 30th September 2029 to allow this rationalisation process to complete and to undertake the procurement of the new single digital services contract.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000808807

## Provenance

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