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
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Virgin Media Business Limited SME
- Value
- £2,600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Installation services · Installation services of communications equipment (CPV 51300000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 076548-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jul 2026
- Published12 Aug 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
The solution delivers a cloud-based voice, contact centre and recording capability aligned to the Force's strategic direction. It reduces reliance on ageing infrastructure, improves resilience, supports future requirements (including ESN and ICCS), and avoids further short-term expenditure on legacy systems.
About the supplier
Virgin Media Business Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01785381).