Official UK procurement notice
The provision of a computer aided dispatch system
Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of a control room Computer Aided Dispatch system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
CPV: Command and control system · Industry specific software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Provision of a Computer aided dispatch system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue…Awarded
The Provision of a Computer aided dispatch system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. This covers the implementation of the system and the ongoing support, hosting and licencing of the system.
This contract has been awarded under the provisions of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Most notably Reg 32 (5)b and Reg 32 (9).
This award is also aligned to the published transitional arrangements for contracts following the transition to the Procurement Act 2023. These arrangements stated:
Negotiated procedure without prior publication ('direct award') procurements commenced under the previous legislation
- Where a contracting authority has contacted a supplier with the intention of entering into a contract with it under any of the following provisions, the procurement is deemed to have been commenced for the purposes of the transitional and saving provisions and the relevant previous legislation will continue to apply:
a. regulation 32 of the PCR;
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Goods
- 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
- 4 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
- Authority reference
CN202607022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the provisions of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Most notably Reg 32 (5)b and Reg 32 (9).
This award is also aligned to the published transitional arrangements for contracts following the transition to the Procurement Act 2023. These arrangements stated:
Negotiated procedure without prior publication ('direct award') procurements commenced under the previous legislation
- Where a contracting authority has contacted a supplier with the intention of entering into a contract with it under any of the following provisions, the procurement is deemed to have been commenced for the purposes of the transitional and saving provisions and the relevant previous legislation will continue to apply:
a. regulation 32 of the PCR;
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSS PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITED | £259,895 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The provision of a computer aided dispatch system · SSS PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITED
- Signed
- 17 Jul 2026
- Value
- £259,895
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SSS Public Safety LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.