Official UK procurement notice
Alerting text service for BTP 61016
Authority: British Transport Police Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£49,620published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of alert text service 61016 via Direct Award through GCA RM6116 , lot 4e
CPV: Telephone and data transmission services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of text service 61016 that enables rail passengers, staff, and members of…Awarded
provision of text service 61016 that enables rail passengers, staff, and members of the public to discreetly report a crime, suspicious activity and safeguarding concerns directly to BTP.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 16:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095374- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07841fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Direct Award under Framework Agreement
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £49,6201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | £49,620 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 095374-2026-1 · PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
- Signed
- 8 Oct 2026
- Value
- £49,620
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Government Commercial AgencyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PageOne Communications Ltd T/A CriticoAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.