Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Suppliers
- Handsfree Group SME, TST Group Limited SME
- Value
- £130,000,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Telecommunications equipment and supplies (CPV 32500000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 001696-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Nov 2019
- Published27 Jan 2021Published 426 days after the contract date
Description
ESMCP is delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a secure, 4G critical voice and data communications service using an enhanced commercial LTE network configured to give priority access for the three emergency services (3ES). A procurement activity was undertaken to compete for LTE Fixed Vehicle Devices and Accessories required by User Organisations to access the ESN under the Restricted Procedure. A framework agreement for the provision of LTE Vehicle Devices and Accessories has been awarded to two suppliers - Handsfree Group and TST Systems Limited. The framework agreement will be used by 3ES - fire, ambulance, police and related other Home Office / non- Home Office enforcement services and other organisations who have a requirement to make use of Devices installed into vehicles to support the services to be delivered by the ESN network. Relevant OJEU Notice numbers are: - 2019/S 073-173137; and - -2019/S 078-187957
About the suppliers
Handsfree Group: every public contract they have won.
TST Group Limited: every public contract they have won.