Airwave Radio Support Services

CPV: Maintenance and repair of computer equipment · Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment · Repair and maintenance services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

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

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

23 Sept 2021, 10:08 BST

Last source update

23 Sept 2021, 10:08 BST

Authority reference

WP21-0112

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-023648

Classification (CPV)

Maintenance and repair of computer equipmentMaintenance services of radio-communications equipmentRepair and maintenance services

Delivery area

West Midlands (UKG13)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Radio services are currently delivered to Warwickshire Police via a shared IT Service with West Mercia Police. The two police forces are in the process of splitting following several years of a strategic alliance. It was anticipated that through a management of change process two posts for radio technicians would TUPE to Warwickshire Police. This however did not happen and a subsequent attempt to recruit was also unsuccessful. The roles are highly specialised and require strict vetting.

As such a 3rd party arrangement is required to ensure essential continuity of support of critical police communications equipment in time for October 2021. The services will include support services for the Hand Portables, Fixed Desktop Radios and the Vehicle Radios. Telent were identified by the Warwickshire ICT Team as a supplier with the requisite credentials and security accreditations to provide the services at short notice.

This is an interim arrangement for 1 year with the possibility of extending to two years. Only if the extension is exercised will it supersede the relevant procurement threshold. This contract award is subject to a 10 day mandatory standstill period which will end on midnight Monday 4th October 2021.

This is regarded as an interim arrangement to ensure continuity of service. Warwickshire Police intends to either bring the service back in-house or run a procurement competition in either 2022 or 2023 depending on whether the proposed contract is extended.

• TelentAwarded supplier Point 3, Haywood Road, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 5AH

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