The tender was called on July 26, 2023 and, Dialog submitted its bid on August 16, 2023 to the Sri Lanka Police.

At the bid opening, Dialog was announced as the lowest bidder and after a process of technical and commercial evaluation, it was awarded the tender on April 5, 2024, the company confirmed.

It is committed to uncompromising integrity, transparency and accountability as fundamental principles when conducting business and safeguarding these values at all times, it added.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) was the previous provider of the virtual private network with operating systems to the Police for the past nine years, SLT sources said.

The SLT’s bid for the new tender has been rejected as the authorities as it has quoted the standard bid price which was higher than the Dialog price, several SLT union leaders said