Official UK procurement notice
Helicopter Downlink Receiver Sites
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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 publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064900Find 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- Standstill ends184 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published148 days ago27 May 2026, 09:41 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published5 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Apr 2026, 10:59 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 May 2026, 09:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Tower UK Limited17 Jul 2026 – 30 Aug 2030 | £154,654 | 9 Apr 2026standstill to 20 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- On Tower UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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