Contract

Encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripherals

  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085205

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fb14

Published 22 December 2025, 8:41am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Head Quarters

Preston

PR23LH

Contact

Lucia Clark

Email

luciaclark@lancsfirerescue.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD4 - Lancashire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Fire and rescue emergency services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripherals

Reference number

LFRS140/141

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32344220 - Radio pagers

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Call off contracts for encryption and supply of pagers and associated peripherals

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £818,750.40 / Highest offer: £1,210,758 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
  • 32570000 - Communications equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Replacement of current alerters with the supply and encryption of pagers and associated peripherals

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

3 year initial term with the option to extend up to a further 3 years


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is a call off contract via the CCS RM6116 framework established under PCR2015.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

LFRS 140

Title

Supply of pagers with associated peripherals

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico

12th Floor, Great West House, Great West Road

Brentford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

04560277

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,106,622

Lowest offer: £736,214.40 / Highest offer: £1,106,622 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

LFRS 141

Title

Encryption of pagers

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PageOne Communications Limited T/A Critico

12th Floor, Great West House, Great West Road

Brentford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

233092746

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £104,136

Lowest offer: £82,536 / Highest offer: £104,136 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

lowest price based on initial contract term and value, highest price is full contract value if extension term is taken

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

TBC

TBC

Country

United Kingdom