Official UK procurement notice
ESMCP Control Room Systems Upgrade to ensure compatibility to the Emergency Services Network - Motorola
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Procurement seeks to establish contract with a 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 21 May 2026, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 19:07 BST
- Authority reference
19469- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072427- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069ecbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
- Published justification
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.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Transparency notice published21 May 2026, 11:24 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 12:01 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Jul 2026, 19:07 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorola Solutions UK Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 3 Feb 2031Extensions: optional 12 month extension · Options: End user early life care Control Room Reference System | £13,454,669 | 18 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ESMCP Control Room Systems Upgrade to ensure compatibility to the Emergency Services Network - Motorola · Motorola Solutions UK Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £13,454,669
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- End user early life care Control Room Reference System
1 agreed KPI: Social Value
- Social Value, Taking Back our streets
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract ESMCP Control Room Motorola contract (redacted)
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender