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
- Value
- £36,168.54
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Feb 2026
- Published8 Apr 2026Published 48 days after the contract date
Description
NEC is delivering SIP-based communications including voice gateway, enterprise-grade switching platform and resilient support components. The new SIP infrastructure will replace the legacy NEC ISDN components with the SIP infrastructure. The SIP hardware underpins the Integrated Communications Control System (ICCS), mission-critical platform used by NYFRS. This NEC setup is tailored to support 999 call handling, ensuring resilience, security, and compliance STA has been recommended based on the justification that this is the sole supplier due to continuity and compatibility with the existing system.
About the supplier
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00968498).