Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Public Safety Group, Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP)
Floor 5, 5 Endeavour Square, Stratford
London
E20 1JN
Contact
ESMCP Commercial
esmcpsupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ESMCP MCX Dispatcher and related services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212510 - Communication software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Award Notice relates to the award of a contract for an MCX Dispatcher and related services to be provided to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £11,300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212500 - Communication and multimedia software development services
- 72212510 - Communication software development services
- 72212511 - Desktop communications software development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Award Notice relates to the award of a contract for an MCX Dispatcher and related services to be provided to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP). The supplier will provide a standalone, MCX Dispatcher product which allows a desk based operator the ability to access and utilise the supervisory and control elements of the MCX services and capabilities of the Emergency Services Network (ESN) via a graphical user interface.
The proposed solution will initially be used as a test tool by the ESMCP programme and is then intended to be deployed to the existing emergency service control rooms (in limited numbers per control room) during the transition from Airwave to ESN.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: Total = 100%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
One optional extension period of 12 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-013753
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Contract_16067
Title
ESMCP MCX Dispatcher and related services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Leonardo UK Limited
1 Eagle Place, St James's
London
SW1Y 6AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £11,300,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The initial term of the contract is 48 months and runs until 9 July 2029. The Authority may, at its sole discretion, extend the initial term by a further 12 months before the end of the contract.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom