Award

DCS Connections

  • Civil Nuclear Police Authority

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084485

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f961

Published 18 December 2025, 2:50pm



Scope

Description

In line with IMS2 project requirements, Motorola / Airwave to provide connection and ongoing use of DCS service (40 ports), based on resilient (4 RCS locations) connections


Contract 1. DCS Connections

Supplier

Contract value

  • £568,000 excluding VAT
  • £681,600 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

2 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKM - Scotland

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

Airwave DCS is part of the national Airwave framework and capability used by all emergency services. DCS can only be provisioned and supported by Airwave Solutions / Motorola meaning no procurement process is required.


Supplier

Motorola/AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LTD

  • Companies House: 03985643

160 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 5LB

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. DCS Connections


Contracting authority

Civil Nuclear Police Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTBP-7472-NYGG

F6 Culham Campus

Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

OX14 3DB

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government