Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN)

Official notice

Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£870,698published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Home Office

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN) is essential for enabling the IPO’s Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team (ILET) to access secure Home Office law enforcement systems and data sources.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

64210000 Telephone and data transmission services 72318000 Data transmission services 72720000 Wide area network services

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: 3 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
Last source update: 8 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
Authority reference: C4179
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-085003
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d9f8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Single supplier Government to Government

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
3 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £870,6981 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Home Office20 Sept 2026 – 3 Aug 2031	£870,698	4 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Intellectual Property Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTGR-5753-JZVM Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP10 8QQContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Home OfficeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST