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National Police Air Service Extension of the existing Air to Ground Communications Support Contract
Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment
Repair
maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "National Police Air Service Extension of the existing Air to Ground Communications Support Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Yorkshire Combined Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Market Analytics
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Published history for West Yorkshire Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 23 active published awards; 18 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Jan 2024, 15:09 GMT | Last source update19 Jan 2024, 15:09 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationMaintenance services of radio-communications equipment, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-042e99 | ||
What is being bought
The support, service and maintenance of Tetra Air to Ground radio devices and equipment for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) and Police Scotland.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
19 Jan 2024, 15:09 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Jan 2024, 15:09 GMT - Buyer information updated
19 Jan 2024, 15:09 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThe support, service and maintenance of Tetra Air to Ground radio devices and equipment for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) and Police Scotland. The existing contract was established in 2020 with a core three year service provision from 2021 to 2023. 2024 and 2025 represent two year extension options which were included in the contract and the published 2020 VEAT. Key, proprietary components to the radio equipment which are becoming obsolete are also to be supplied under a 'last time buy' production and supplyContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Jan 2024, 15:09 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 19 Jan 2024, 00:00 GMT · £2,044,325
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Chelton Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £2,044,325 · signed 19 Jan 2024, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-FTS-15715Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe National Police Air Service (NPAS) delivers a fully borderless air service to all police forces in England and Wales 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and a national response to major and critical incidents. NPAS is committed to providing a high-quality policing aviation service which provides value for money.
In December 2020, a VEAT notice (ref 589620-2020) was published in relation to the support, service and maintenance of Tetra Air to Ground radio devices and equipment for NPAS, the Met Police Service and Police Scotland.
The contract period was for three years with an option to extend for a further two years: the extensions would 'be dependent on the status of the Emergency Services Network ('ESN') programme and associated Aircraft Communication System programme currently being implemented by the UK Home Office'.
The VEAT elaborated further on the duration of the agreement by clarifying that the 'The Police and Crime Commissioner has therefore sought to put in place a contract for a term to align to the delivery of the ESN with optional extensions available to deal with any potential delays to the delivery of ESN'.
The Emergency Services Network is still not live operationally in the UK, with the current Airwave (Tetra) network (live since circa 2000) still in operation for all police communications.
The current target for the switch off of the Airwave network and the full transition to the ESN network is 2029. Whilst a rollout of ESN will commence before this date, no detail of which Police forces and their switchover date (including NPAS) has been published by the Home Office.
The 2020 VEAT identified that the 'bespoke equipment and operating system used by the National Police Air Service, the Metropolitan Police Force and Police Scotland ('Customers') for the Tetra Air to Ground Radio Devices ("System") in some of their aircraft is proprietary to Chelton Limited' and that 'the equipment forming part of the System is now obsolete and CAS [Chelton] are the only supplier holding spare parts for any required maintenance and repair works. Consequently, [Chelton] are the only supplier capable of providing the required ongoing support and maintenance for the System together with any necessary upgrades and modifications required to ensure that the System continues to meet the critical operational and business needs.'
This situation remains the same in 2024: no supplier, other than Chelton Limited, nor any alternate equipment can interface with the Airwave network in relation to Air to Ground communication.
The only alternate to the Chelton Tetra Airwaves equipment/service will be the arrival of the ESN, which is still several years from its rollout commencement.
It should also be noted that Chelton is the appointed supplier that will deliver radio equipment for Air to Ground communications under the future ESN programme.
Without the appointment of the services of Chelton, or the acquisition of the obsolete key components, then neither NPAS nor Police Scotland will have a sustainable Air to Ground communications link or network.
This will impact the ability to support policing operations on the ground and presents a credible risk of danger to life for the public and police officers alike, and also a reduction in crime prevention and detection.
The support, service and maintenance of Tetra Air to Ground radio devices and equipment is still required for NPAS and Police Scotland. The existing contract was established in 2020 with a core three year service provision from 2021 to 2023 with a further 2 year extension option.
The 2020 VEAT outlined the 5 year period at an overall value of £3.5M. A secondary VEAT is being published for the same contract because the £3.5M value will now be exceeded.
The cumulative service cost from 2021 to 2025 and the purchase of essential components which are now obsolete, exceeds the £3.5M by £2,044,325.05 |