Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Norfolk County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Radiocoms Systems Limited SME
- Value
- £500,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Administration, defence and social security services (CPV 75000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jan 2026
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Effective fireground communications are crucial to the work of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) in resolving incidents and ensuring firefighter safety, particularly between sectors and when breathing apparatus (BA) crews are deployed. The interoperability of communications between services at cross border and major incidents can also be critical to effective operations. The proposed contract is for the purchase of portable radio equipment and accessories for use by NFRS during incidents. The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for further periods up to a maximum contract length of 5 years. The contract is a call off the CCS Network Services 3 Frameworks, Lot 1C 'Tactical Radio Systems' (reference RM6116), following a further competition.
About the supplier
Radiocoms Systems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04544886).