Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Hirsch/ Identiv Access Control equipment
Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 12 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to FORTUS ENGLAND & WALES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Hirsch/ Identiv Access Control equipment. Contract value of £1.5m
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Published description of the framework
Direct Award
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011048- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f43cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Direct award as single source supplier in UK for Hirsch access control equipment for new installations and supports the maintenance of existing installations
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 Dec 2025 → 6 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends307 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published262 days ago6 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published11 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 12:25 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTUS ENGLAND & WALES LIMITED15 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2030 | £1,500,000 | 12 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · FORTUS ENGLAND & WALES LIMITED
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 15 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2028 · up to 14 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract can be extended beyond the Initial Duration for up to two additional periods each of a further twelve months (2 x 12 mths) by agreement by both parties
3 agreed KPIs: Invoices · Reviews · Complaints
- Invoices
- Reviews
- Complaints
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- FORTUS ENGLAND & WALES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender