Telephony and Resilience

Procurement 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.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Havant:-Mobile-telephones./F9V93M2ZYC

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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Main category

Works

Delivery regions

• UKJ - South East (England)

Total value (estimated)

3000000.00 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

02 March 2026, 00:00AM to 02 March 2031, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 03 March 2036

Is a framework being established?

Yes

Portsmouth Water Limited

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Utilities

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Percentage fee charged to suppliers

0.0%

Type of framework

Closed

Maximum number of suppliers

1

Award method when using the framework

Without reopening competition

Framework operation description

Framework will provide a master services agreement to call off packages as required

CPV classifications

• 32250000 - Mobile telephones
• 32412000 - Communications network
• 32412100 - Telecommunications network
• 32430000 - Wide area network
• 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
• 32551400 - Telephone network
• 45314200 - Installation of telephone lines
• 64200000 - Telecommunications services
• 64211000 - Public-telephone services
• 64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services
• 64215000 - IP telephone services
• 72315000 - Data network management and support services
• 72720000 - Wide area network services

Delivery regions

• UKJ - South East (England)

Lot value (estimated)

3000000.00 GBP Including VAT

Contract start date (estimated)

02 March 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

02 March 2031, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

03 March 2036, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

5 years (aligned to PWL business plan periods (AMP) with option to extend for a further 5 year

Award criteria

Expression of interest deadline

31 October 2025, 14:00PM

Enquiry deadline

24 October 2025, 14:00PM

Date of award of contract

14 November 2025, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F9V93M2ZYC

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

• English