Official UK procurement notice
Telephony and Resilience · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Portsmouth Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.2.1PWL 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.
- How the procedure runs: Selection Questionnaire followed by ITT, as detailed in the procurement document available.
CPV: Communications network · Data network management and support services · Dedicated-business telephone network services · IP telephone services · Installation of telephone lines · Mobile telephones · Public-telephone services · Telecommunications network · Telecommunications services · Telephone network · Wide area network · Wide area network services · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 2 Mar 2026
Published description of the framework
Framework will provide a master services agreement to call off packages as required
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- “Telephony and Resilience” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066522- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4eFind a Tender
- How it runs
Selection Questionnaire followed by ITT, as detailed in the procurement document available.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
17 Oct 2025 → 27 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published369 days ago17 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Clarification questions by362 days ago24 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends355 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by340 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts233 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent223 days ago12 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published217 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:22 GMT
- Standstill ends207 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 12:22 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 12:22 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VYSIION LIMITEDTelephony and Resilience Framework1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: 4 years (aligned to PWL business plan periods (AMP) with option to extend for a further 5 year | £3,000,000 | 12 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Vysiion LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender