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Published 18 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DCS Connections · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) (Police & fire)

Direct award
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+7 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£568,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Airwave Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In line with IMS2 project requirements, Motorola / Airwave to provide connection and ongoing use of DCS service (40 ports), based on resilient (4 RCS locations) connections

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment50332000 Telecommunications-infrastructure 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
18 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084485
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 moreSouth West (UKK)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f961 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Airwave DCS is part of the national Airwave framework and capability used by all emergency services. DCS can only be provisioned and supported by Airwave Solutions / Motorola meaning no procurement process is required.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £568,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Airwave Solutions5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029£568,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTBP-7472-NYGG F6 Culham Campus, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender