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Published 9 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BLC0223 Critical Event Management System

Official notice

Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreementServices
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£8,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is to establish a single supplier framework agreement for a communication system to allow rapid communication between bluelight organisations during major incidents and which may be used for managing on/off duty or on-call resourcing. The framework will be established for UK policing, fire services and local government.

CPV: Communication software package · Telecommunications services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “BLC0223 Critical Event Management System” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
Authority reference
BLC0223
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030871
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Communication software packageTelecommunications services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05451d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
  2. Tender notice expected391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 12517649 · GB-PPON: PHNR-1637-NVGV Lower Ground 5-8 The Sanctuary, London, London, SW1P 3JSContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender