---
title: "ESMCP Control Room Systems- SAAB"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e290"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e290"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e290.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e290.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Secretary of state for the Home Department"
published: "2026-08-12"
---

# ESMCP Control Room Systems- SAAB

Buyer: The Secretary of state for the Home Department  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e290

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e290)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e290.json)

## Summary

The Home Office procured software and supporting services for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP). The requirement covers Integrated Communications Control Systems (ICCS) and non-ICCS software, including software development and ongoing support, for three emergency-service organisations and the Home Office. The work concerns control-room systems and associated networking, internet and intranet software. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as goods, although the scope includes substantial development and support services. The arrangement is with a software supplier acting as a vendor for the existing ESMCP control-room systems, rather than a general-purpose technology supply. An optional service for end-user early-life care was also identified.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Home Office used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, as a call-off from a framework agreement. The stated rationale was that Saab owns the intellectual property needed to upgrade the existing control-room software and changing supplier would create incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties. Price was the sole stated award criterion. Saab UK Ltd was awarded the requirement, and the contract was signed on 16 July 2026. The contract value is £5,896,568; this is an upper value and the buyer is not committed to spend it in full. One lot was used, but that lot is recorded as cancelled while the award and contract are active.

This procurement indicates demand for specialist emergency-services control-room technology tied to the ESMCP environment. A credible competitor for comparable future work would need demonstrable expertise in Integrated Communications Control Systems, non-ICCS software, software development, integration and technical support for operational control rooms. It would also need to address compatibility with established systems and show how it can maintain or upgrade software without disrupting emergency-service operations. Ownership or authorised access to the relevant intellectual property, or a technically robust route to interoperability, would be particularly important because the buyer relied on the incumbent supplier’s IP position. Suppliers should also be able to support Home Office and emergency-service users across the United Kingdom and provide early-life user support where required.

## Notice

contract with the Supplier as a vendor of Integrated Communications Control Systems (ICCS) and non-ICCS software to 3ES Organisations and the Home Office, specifically the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme ('ESMCP'), for the provision of software development and supporting services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

contract with the Supplier as a vendor of Integrated Communications Control Systems (ICCS) and non-ICCS software to 3ES Organisations and the Home Office, specifically the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme ('ESMCP'), for the provision of software development and supporting services.

Options: 1. End user early life care.

### Procurement Information

Call off from a Framework Agreement In accordance with PCR2015; Review of Schedule 5 - subsection 7 Additional or repeat goods, services or works 7. The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. Additional information: The ownership of the control room systems software relationship is between the User Organisation and the Control Room System Supplier. The existing suppliers own the IP that is required for the software and therefore no other supplier is able to upgrade the existing software.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076765-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,896,568 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Secretary of state for the Home Department |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Saab UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 13:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076765-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e290. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e290.json.