Who Won It

Contract award · 26 Feb 2025

Encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripherals

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority awarded “Encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripherals” to PageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico.

No competitionTelecoms equipmentNorth West

BuyerLancashire Combined Fire Authority
Value across 2 lots Not published
WinnerPageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Lancashire Combined Fire Authority · Regional or local authority
Supplier
PageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico
Value
Not published
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Telecoms equipment · Wireless telecommunications system (CPV 32510000)
Region
North West
Official notice
085205-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Feb 2025
  2. Published22 Dec 2025Published 299 days after the contract date

Description

Replacement of current alerters with the supply and encryption of pagers and associated peripherals

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripheralsPageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico—
Encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripheralsPageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico—

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