Contract award · 16 Sep 2025

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service awarded “Provision and Installation of Specialist…” to Telent Technology Services Limited, Handsfree Group for £1.78m.

No competitionInstallation servicesScotland

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service · Body governed by public law
Value
£1,780,495.84 across 2 lots
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Installation services · Installation services of communications equipment (CPV 51300000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Sep 2025
  2. Published16 Sep 2025Published the same day

Description

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services NetworkTelent Technology Services Limited£976k
Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network: Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network - R5 Version 2 MCX UpdateHandsfree Group£804k

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