Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- British Telecommunications PLC
- Value
- £118,648.99
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Telephone connections (CPV 32551100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jan 2026
- Published11 Feb 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) and Thames Valley Fire Control Service (TVFCS) have a mix of both PSTN and ISDN lines for the delivery of 999 and admin telephone calls. These lines have been declared end of life and BT will be commencing shutting down of these services from January 2026. The replacement technology is called SIP. To reproduce the necessary resilience we will require 4 circuits (2 via segregated broadband links) to ensure our ability to receive 999 calls cannot be lost due to the failure of any single link. BT are the only Teir 1 telecoms provider that can provide the required resilience for delivery of 999 calls to emergency service control rooms. There is a national frame work setup for this provision. The Authority direct awarded the contract to BT through Crown Comerical Service framework RM6116 - Network Services 3 - Lot 1a - Inter Site Connectivity (Wide Area Network) / Data Access Services and 4a - Analogue Telephony.
About the supplier
British Telecommunications PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00180000).