Official UK procurement notice
ESMCP Control Room Systems- SAAB
Authority: The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptioncontract with the Supplier as a vendor of Integrated Communications Control Systems (ICCS) and non-ICCS software to 3ES Organisations and the Home Office, specifically the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (‘ESMCP’), for the provision of software development and supporting services.
CPV: Networking, Internet and intranet software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Aug 2026, 13:02 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 13:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076765- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e290Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Call off from a Framework Agreement
In accordance with PCR2015;
Review of Schedule 5 – subsection 7
Additional or repeat goods, services or works
- The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where—
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Additional information:
The ownership of the control room systems software relationship is between the User Organisation and the Control Room System Supplier. The existing suppliers own the IP that is required for the software and therefore no other supplier is able to upgrade the existing software.
Publisher note: The value for the contract is an up to value and there is no commitment to reach that value within the contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab UK Ltd | £5,896,568 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ESMCP Control Room Systems- SAAB · Saab UK Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £5,896,568
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Saab UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.