Alarm Communication Equipment for the Councils Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC)

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)

Awarded value£141,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BOLD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support the change in transmission equipment which allows sites to communicate. This enables the monitoring of alarms for the council, external customers as well as councils lone worker system. We will look to phase compatible replacements over 5yrs inline with annual service visits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

35121700 Alarm systems 79711000 Alarm-monitoring services

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: 12 Dec 2025, 12:08 GMT
Last source update: 12 Dec 2025, 12:15 GMT
Authority reference: EX1091
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-082429
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f4b9 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
12 Dec 2025, 12:08 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
12 Dec 2025, 12:12 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
12 Dec 2025, 12:15 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £141,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BOLD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED12 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2030	£141,000	12 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Alarm Communication Equipment for the Councils Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) · BOLD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Signed
12 Dec 2025
Value
£141,000
Period
12 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2030
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWW-4714-TBHN City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BOLD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01563275GB-PPON: PZCR-9178-JJGH 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, London, WC1N 3AXContact email
BOLD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, London, WC1N 3AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 12:15 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 12:12 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 12:08 GMT