British Transport Police awards £10m network deal

According to a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 29 December 2010, BTP plans to consolidate its current voice and data network services under this single managed network service contract. "The service shall support BTP immediate voice and data managed service requirements and offer the flexibility and scalability to support evolving business requirements and service demands," the notice says. BT will be expected to provide data network connectivity to around 130 locations, and managed telephony services for 2,500 extensions across England, Scotland and Wales. The telephony service will also include interfaces to the London Underground and national railway (RailNet) telephone networks. The notice said that the five year contract will include "strategic account development and thought leadership", with the aim of promoting service innovation throughout the deal. The force expects BT to provide "cost effective, secure, reliable, flexible and scalable bandwidth" across BTP's estate as well as the infrastructure to support the organisation's vital operational systems, business applications and multimedia content. "The successful tenderer shall be responsible for the technical design authority role, supply, migration, acceptance testing, project management, voice and data service provisioning, ongoing service management and evolution of service requirements to support BTP's ongoing telecommunications operational and business requirements," it adds.