Contract award · 6 Oct 2025

HDC Civic Suite hardware Replacement, (Supply, Fitting and Maintenance)

Cambridge City Council awarded “HDC Civic Suite hardware Replacement, (Supply, Fitting and Maintenance)” to VP-AV Limited for £207k on 6 Oct 2025.

Office & computing equipmentEast of England

Value £207k
WinnerVP-AV Limited SME

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Cambridge City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
VP-AV Limited SME
Value
£206,659
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Sector
Office & computing equipment · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (CPV 30000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Oct 2025
  2. Published10 Nov 2025Published 35 days after the contract date

Description

The primary objective of this procurement is to update the current Audio Visual (AV) and Delegate Equipment in the Civic Suite which was initially acquired and set up in 2017. This equipment is end of life and has become out of support since March 2025. The AV setup is widely utilised for routine council and public meetings, and it's also available for use by external parties as a source of income. Adaptations are necessary to adapt the hardware to new requirements for engaging with the public in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic. The meeting room is a large split room that needs to functionally work as one large room or two separate rooms. Additionally, there are multiple problems with how the present system works that need to be addressed as a part of this contract. This also includes the maintenance of the room for the duration of the contract. This tendering process was run as a Further competition from the CCS RM6225. The contract has now been awarded to VP-AV ltd following a t…

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