David Horn Communications Limited: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
Luton·East of England·Main market: Telecommunications equipment and supplies
Companies House01916932 ↗
Procedures with an award55 award recordsPublic authorities5named on published awardsAttributable award value£3.2mnet · on 5 of 5 award records · single-supplier, no ceilingsLast 12 months0no award in the last 12 months · last 2 Jul 2025Delivery regions3most often Nationwide (UK)
Where they win
5 lot-level observations (1 awarded lots, 20%, plus 4 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
3250 Telecommunications equipment and supplies1 observations · 20% · lots3233 Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction2 observations · 40% · envelope awards3200 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment1 observations · 20% · envelope awards4800 Software package and information systems1 observations · 20% · envelope awardsAttributable award value£3.2mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 5 of 5 award records — only awards to this supplier alone, framework / DPS ceilings excluded; the award’s own value, else its contract’s; the five largest make 100%. Not turnover. Largest rows below.
Typical attributable award£635k medianrobust · n=5
Award vs estimate36.1% above estimateindicative · n=1Median (estimate − award) / estimate on comparable contested single-supplier GBP wins, per lot, same VAT basis on both sides, scoped to CPV division 32. Negative = awarded above estimate. Historical movement, not a bid instruction.
| Largest published awards | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIR System | Joint Procurement Service for Surrey and Sussex Police | — | — | £1,012,103 † |
| Digital Interview Recording Equipment | South West Police Procurement Service | — | — | £1,007,141 † |
| Digital Interview Recording Software | Northumbria Police | — | — | £634,524 † |
| PURCHASE & SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF DIGITAL RECORDING EQUIPMENT | Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire | — | 5 yrs | £374,972 † ≈ £75k/yr |
| Digital Service Police Digital Audio Video Recording Equipment Modification Notice | Ministry of Defence | — | 9 mo | £179,167 † |
Where they deliver
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 4 of 5 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Nationwide (UK)2 procedures · 50%
North East England1 procedures · 25%
South East England1 procedures · 25%
Who they sell to
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
- Police & fire 80% (4 awards)
- Central government 20% (1 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbria Police | 1 | 20% | 1 | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Joint Procurement Service for Surrey and Sussex Police | 1 | 20% | 1 | 6 Oct 2021 |
| South West Police Procurement Service | 1 | 20% | 1 | 23 Dec 2022 |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 20% | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire | 1 | 20% | 1 | 2 Jul 2025 |
Share = of the 5 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Recent awards
Latest 5 of 5 award records naming this supplier
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURCHASE & SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF DIGITAL RECORDING EQUIPMENT | Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire | Not published | Not published |
| Digital Service Police Digital Audio Video Recording Equipment Modification Notice | Ministry of Defence | Not published | Not published |
| Digital Interview Recording Software | Northumbria Police | Not published | Not published |
| Digital Interview Recording Equipment | South West Police Procurement Service | Not published | Not published |
| DIR System | Joint Procurement Service for Surrey and Sussex Police | Not published | Not published |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £3.2m across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 2 of 5 awards; 0 end within 18 months.
- Award vs estimate tiers: robust ≥5, moderate 3–4, indicative 1–2 comparable pairs.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (4 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-COH:01916932