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# ESN Handheld (dual mode)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esn-handheld-dual-mode-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "ESN Handheld (dual mode)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £100,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2021. Published submission portal: health.atamis.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 April 2021 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Telecommunications equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKE42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £31,901,881 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esn-handheld-dual-mode-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esn-handheld-dual-mode-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health.atamis.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.atamis.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esn-handheld-dual-mode-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c4#participate

## Description
Provision of a handheld device for deployment in emergency healthcare and adjacent services (dual mode capability - TETRA/ESN)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of a handheld device for deployment in emergency healthcare and adjacent services (dual mode capability - TETRA/ESN)

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 015011-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sepura Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-74600`
  - Value: £31,901,881 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 015011-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £31,901,881
  - Signed Date: 10/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015011-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-10T13:12:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:42:31.756Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c4