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The Provision of a Wide Area Network Estate Review

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

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16 Oct 2026 at 15:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire commissioned a review of Northamptonshire Police’s wide area network estate. This is a network consultancy service: the supplier is expected to assess the existing wide area network estate rather than provide a general software service. The requirement is associated with delivery in Northamptonshire, covering the Northampton and Wellingborough areas. The work concerns the police force’s network infrastructure and is intended to provide an estate review. The contracting authority is the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to 4C Strategies Ltd. The authority used a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027, with no extension option. Its value is £37,050 excluding VAT (£44,460 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. The published outcome identifies software consultancy services as the award classification; no detailed scoring criteria are recorded in the supplied procurement information.

For future requirements of this kind, credible suppliers will need experience reviewing wide area network estates and the technical consultancy capability to assess network infrastructure for a police force. The awarded supplier is a small and medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement was delivered by an SME rather than necessarily requiring a large systems integrator. Suppliers should be able to undertake a focused review within a defined six-month engagement and work with a public-sector policing client. The buyer’s use of a limited competition below the applicable threshold is relevant to understanding the route used for this modest, specialist consultancy requirement. The work is specifically about a police wide area network estate review, so broad IT services credentials alone would be less pertinent than demonstrable network assessment expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of a Wide Area Network Estate Review

Notice Description

The Provision of a Wide Area Network Estate Review for Northamptonshire Police. This is a 6 month contract with no option to extend.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0789fa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098130-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72266000 - Software consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£37,050 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Apr 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode
NN8 6GS
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Brickhill & Queensway
Westminster Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

4C Strategies Ltd

Further Information

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