Official UK procurement notice
Public Address Equipment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£1,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to ZENITEL GB LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFCDO Services require the ability to purchase Public Address Equipment. A 3 year call off contract will be placed with the ability to call off up to the value of a £1M over the contract term. To be clear this contact is non commitment in terms of spend.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 26 Feb 2026, 09:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017161- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065cb0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
- Published justification
Customer drive - Equipment is pre configured to bespoke specifications.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 9 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published241 days ago26 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Standstill ends229 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published26 Feb 2026, 09:12 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published26 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZENITEL GB LTD18 Mar 2026 – 17 Mar 2029 | £1,000,000 | 26 Feb 2026standstill to 9 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZENITEL GB LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender