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Published 5 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Helicopter Downlink Receiver Sites

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales (Police & fire)

Direct award
Awarded value£154,654published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to On Tower UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an ongoing contract agreement for the rent and electricity, landlord supplement and power cost at Arfon and Llangollen Helicopter Downlink Receiver Sites. The sites are masts which are used to receive a video link from the NPAS (National Police Air Service) helicopters. The helicopters are set with devices that provide real time footage from the helicopters back to the control room.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
5 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Last source update
27 May 2026, 09:41 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049396
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064900 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

The first justification is where the contracting authority wishes to buy additional or to partly replace existing goods, services or works which are the same or compatible with existing provisions (both those already supplied or that are contracted to be supplied). In this case, a direct award may be made where a change of 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 that difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 27 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends184 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published148 days ago
    27 May 2026, 09:41 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 10:59 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 May 2026, 09:41 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £154,6541 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
On Tower UK Limited17 Jul 2026 – 30 Aug 2030£154,6549 Apr 2026standstill to 20 Apr 2026Standstill
On Tower UK Limited£193,318 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Helicopter Downlink Receiver Sites · On Tower UK Limited

    Signed
    24 Apr 2026
    Value
    £193,318 inc. VAT
    Period
    17 Jul 2026 – 30 Aug 2030
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PXZV-7812-NGMV Force Headquarters, Glan-y -don, Abergele Road,, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, Wales, LL29 8AWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • On Tower UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZTR-6283-HQJR CRAWLEY COURT, HAMPSHIRE, South East, SO21 2QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender