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# Telephony and Resilience

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/telephony-and-resilience-ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Portsmouth Water Limited: "Telephony and Resilience". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Portsmouth Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/portsmouth-water-limited-coh-02536455)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 October 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communications network, Data network management and support services, Dedicated-business telephone network services, IP telephone services, Installation of telephone lines (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/telephony-and-resilience-ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/telephony-and-resilience-ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FF9V93M2ZYC)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/telephony-and-resilience-ocds-h6vhtk-05cf4e#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32250000, 32412000, 32412100, 32430000, 32510000, 32551400
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 02/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Telephony and Resilience Framework (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **VYSIION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PCPV-9162-RZBX`
  - Value: £3,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066522-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-18T12:22:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:03:38.466Z
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