Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Hertfordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Airwave Solutions Limited
- Value
- £347,601.78
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Telecommunications system (CPV 32524000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 006793-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Feb 2024
- Published4 Mar 2024Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
This is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract for the Provision of DCS for Fire Control Collaboration communications. The Airwave network provides a secure mobile communication system for emergency services and other public safety organisations with whom they need to communicate. Airwave was introduced in 2007 as part of the Firelink project for "blue light" services, fire services and police. The Fire Control Collaboration are required to procure DCS Ports to enable Control Room communications connecting to the new mobilising system. Without a DCS connection it would not be possible for any FCC member to communicate over the Airwave network or ESN once available.
About the supplier
Airwave Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03985643).