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Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN)

Intellectual Property Office

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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08 Sep 2026 at 15:18

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

03 Aug 2026 at 13:31

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Intellectual Property Office procured the Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN), a secure connectivity and data-access service for its Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team. The service enables the team to access secure Home Office law-enforcement systems and data sources. The requirement covers wide-area network services, telephone and data transmission, and related data transmission services. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is the Intellectual Property Office, based in Newport. This is a public-sector information and communications technology service rather than a general-purpose telecommunications requirement: relevance is strongest for organisations able to provide or operate secure links into government law-enforcement networks and support controlled access to sensitive operational data.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to the Home Office on 4 August 2026. It used a direct award, justified as a single-supplier government-to-government procurement, with the rationale citing exclusive intellectual property rights and technical reasons. The award is active and covers one completed lot. The awarded value is £870,698.27 excluding VAT, or £1,044,837.92 including VAT. The contract period runs from 20 September 2026 to 3 August 2031. A contract signature was scheduled for 18 September 2026. The evaluation basis was the direct-award justification rather than a competitive tender. The requirement was above the applicable threshold, and Home Office is the named supplier.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates sustained demand from the Intellectual Property Office for secure, government-connected communications and data services supporting law-enforcement activity. A credible future competitor would need to provide resilient wide-area networking, telephone and data transmission, and controlled connectivity to secure Home Office systems and data sources. It would also need to understand government-to-government operating environments, the handling of sensitive law-enforcement information, and the technical constraints created by existing government systems. The direct-award rationale indicates that incumbent access, technical compatibility and rights associated with the relevant systems are important commercial barriers. Providers with secure public-sector network integration capability, strong operational assurance and experience working across government would be best placed to compete if this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN)

Notice Description

Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN) is essential for enabling the IPO's Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team (ILET) to access secure Home Office law enforcement systems and data sources.

Procurement Information

Single supplier Government to Government

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9f8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085003-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services

72318000 - Data transmission services

72720000 - Wide area network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£870,698 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
20 Sep 2026 - 3 Aug 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Intellectual Property Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8QQ
Postcode Area
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Home Office

Further Information

Notice Documents

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