Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- British Telecommunications LTD
- Value
- £37,380,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- IT services · Wide area network services (CPV 72720000)
- Official notice
- 086004-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jul 2026
- Published10 Sep 2026Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
The FVVS service is a critical part of Defence’s communication capabilities, providing Defence users with global access to Fixed Voice Telephony and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) services at SECRET. This includes Gateway connectivity to other SECRET services, Partners of Choice and Partners Across Government.
About the supplier
British Telecommunications LTD: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01800000).