Official UK procurement notice
Pre-Digital Phone Line ("PDPL") solution
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA Pre-Digital Phone Line ("PDPL") solution which enables a temporary service solution to bridge the gap between analogue and digital to keep voice services working.
Awarded via GMP's exemption process as per GMP Contract Standing Orders.
The date the contract is signed is the date the exemption has been approved. The contract dates are based on the requirements of the exemption and value. An exemption may not exceed its maximum value and therefore the end date may be sooner if the value is exhausted.
Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Nov 2025, 13:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2025, 13:36 GMT
- Authority reference
Ex675- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076042- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e654Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published21 Nov 2025, 13:36 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT Business Direct Limited | £56,422 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BT Business Direct Limited
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2025
- Value
- £56,422
- Period
- 27 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BT Business Direct LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender