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Provision of Tetra Air-To-Ground Radio Device Maintenance and Repair
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Provision of Tetra Air-To-Ground Radio Device Maintenance and Repair". 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
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
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
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITEDTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 21 active published awards; 9 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 win | £733,257 |
| ADVONET | 1 win | £386,665 |
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 |
Published24 Apr 2026, 11:50 BST | Last source update24 Apr 2026, 11:50 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066c99 | ||
What is being bought
Contract for the provision of tetra air to ground radio device maintenance and repair.
The Contract Start Date refers to the Effective Date of the Agreement, which is the date that the last party signs the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Term of the Agreement shall be 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027.
Error with publishing contract values, which may display as £0, for the avoidance of doubt the Contract Value including VAT that should appear in the relevant field of this notice is £4,500,000.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
24 Apr 2026, 11:50 BST - Official notice release published
17 Mar 2026, 16:12 GMT - Status changed to complete
17 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT - Buyer information updated
17 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
24 Apr 2026, 11:50 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · £4,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Chelton Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Provision of Tetra Air-To-Ground Radio Device Maintenance and Repair £4,500,000 · signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThis contract is being awarded under Section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023, in reliance on the direct award justifications provided for in Paragraph 5 (intellectual property or exclusive rights) and Paragraph 6 (technical reasons) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. The contracting authority considers these direct award justifications apply for the following reasons:
• The CDUs (control display unit) are an intrinsic part of the services required. In reliance on Paragraph 5, the supplier owns and controls the proprietary rights associated with the CDU, and no other supplier holds those rights or is licensed to exercise them in a manner that would enable them to provide the services. In reliance on Paragraph 6, the supplier holds the technical knowledge to ensure the complete and efficient repair and replacement of the CDUs. The supplier is therefore the only supplier who can provide the required services.
• The current generation of radios are an intrinsic part of the services required. In reliance on Paragraph 5, the supplier controls the ultimate product solution, and no other supplier controls the required solution in a manner that would enable them to provide the services. In reliance on Paragraph 6, the supplier holds the technical knowledge to ensure the complete and efficient repair and replacement of the product. The supplier is therefore the only supplier who can provide the required services.
• The TSMs (TETRA Security Module) are an intrinsic part of the services required. In reliance on Paragraph 5, the supplier owns the proprietary rights regarding the incorporation of the TSM within the TCS (TETRA Air-to-Ground Communication System), and no other supplier holds those rights or is licensed to exercise them in a manner that would enable them to provide the services. In reliance on Paragraph 6, the supplier has the technical knowledge and processes in place to support the TSM services. The supplier is therefore the only supplier who can provide the required services.
• The software updates to the TSM, CDU and the current generation of radio solutions are an intrinsic part of the services. In reliance on Paragraphs 5 and 6, as the supplier controls the proprietary software that sits behind these solutions and holds the exclusive technical knowledge required to develop and deploy updates to it, they are the only supplier who can effectively and completely update the relevant software to ensure the proper functioning of the solutions with the Airwave network.
The contracting authority considers there are no reasonable alternatives to the services for the following reasons:
• The procurement of the new ESN solution and associated devices which will replace the Airwave network and associated devices is not within the control of the contracting authority, and this procurement has been subject to a number of delays. As a result, the contracting authority must continue to rely on the existing Airwave network and associated devices, and the services to support them, until such time as the new devices become available, and the contracting authority is able to start the process of transitioning to the new devices.
• The operational transition to the new ESN solution and associated devices is anticipated to commence in March 2027, and to be completed by December 2029. In 2025, the contracting authority undertook a market analysis exercise to understand potential alternatives available for the required solution. To summarise, the exercise found that the supplier is currently the only supplier who is able to provide the required services, and if the contracting authority were to commence a procurement process to appoint an alternative supplier and a viable alternative solution was identified, a significant lead time would be required for any such supplier to develop the capabilities, expertise and solutions required, and to obtain necessary certifications. As a consequence, the cost, disruption and resource required to run a competitive procurement process and manage a transition to an alternative supplier would be disproportionate given the limited and diminishing duration of the requirement prior to the ESN transition.
For these reasons, appointing an alternative supplier is not a reasonable alternative in the circumstances. |