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Published 15 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Alerter System Support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (Police & fire)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£139,108published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Smye-Rumsby Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a below-threshold direct award for an ongoing support and maintenance contract which will be required until such time as the current alerting system is replaced. This relates to the Control Programme, CAD Replacement project which is currently in implementation. In addition, there is a cost for Annual Inspection of System, Aerial,Feeder and Battery Back-up (48 sites) plus estimated expenditure of up to £10k for new FAS as and when required to replace EOL hardware in this interim period whilst the new solution implementation is underway.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
50334400 Communications system maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
15 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Authority reference
C20046
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034365
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068363 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Repeat services for ongoing maintenance and support of alerter system which will be replaced as part of new CAD solution implementation (Est. Jan 2028)

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £139,1081 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Smye-Rumsby LtdSME1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028Options: Replacement of any EOL hardware components to keep the solution working whilst the replacement is implemented (est. Jan 2028)£139,108—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCTX-8834-ZQLL Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6XBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Smye-Rumsby LtdAwarded supplier 123/125 Snargate St, Dover, South East, CT17 9APContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender