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Published 23 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Replacement Conference System for the Council Chamber

Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Awarded value£162,093published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Insight Direct

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A replacement system to ensure that the Council can continue to effectively facilitate webcasting of Council, Cabinet and Committee meetings.

Scope includes the Replacement Conference System for the Council Chamber and Room 10.

CPV: Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A replacement system to ensure that the Council can continue to effectively facilitate webcasting of Council, Cabinet and Committee meetingsAwarded
A replacement system to ensure that the Council can continue to effectively facilitate webcasting of Council, Cabinet and Committee meetings. Scope includes the Replacement Conference System for the Council Chamber and Room 10.
Delivery: North West
51310000 Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
Authority reference
020672
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778a1
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
Mini Competition conducted via the Health Trust Europe HTE - ICT Solutions 2023 (Complete IT 3) - "ComIT3" Framework Contract Start: 01/06/2026 Contract End: 31/05/2030

Publisher note: Contract Start: 01/06/2026 Contract End: 31/05/2030

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £162,0931 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 31 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Insight Direct——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 090144-2026-020672-1 · Insight Direct

    Signed
    31 May 2026
    Value
    £162,093
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Helens Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, St Helens, North West, WA101HP

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • STAR ProcurementReview body Sale, Trafford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Insight Direct (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02579852 1st Floor, 1 St Paul's Place, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2JX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.