---
title: "GMCA 2158 Mobile Base Station Deployment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0789d6"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
published: "2026-10-16"
---

# GMCA 2158 Mobile Base Station Deployment

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0789d6

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## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority procured the supply and deployment of a mobile base station, with associated services, to support Fire and Rescue Service communications. The requirement is for telecommunications equipment and related deployment work, delivered in Greater Manchester. The procurement is a single-lot requirement, covering the base station and associated support rather than a stated wider communications programme. The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, serving the local Fire and Rescue Service. This is a specialist communications infrastructure requirement: relevant suppliers would provide mobile base station equipment and the services needed to deploy it for emergency-service communications.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly to AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, with no competition under a below-threshold procedure. The award is active, and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 to 30 August 2026. Its value is £121,239.47 excluding VAT (£145,487.36 including VAT). There is one lot, marked complete. The published award information identifies telecommunications equipment as the requirement; no separate evaluation basis is stated. The contract is for a short deployment period, and the named supplier is the selected contractor.

For suppliers considering similar future requirements from Greater Manchester Combined Authority, this award indicates demand for mobile base station equipment and deployment services supporting Fire and Rescue Service communications. A credible competitor would need to supply suitable telecommunications infrastructure and deliver its installation or deployment in a public-safety communications context. The buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition for this purchase, so the award demonstrates that this requirement was handled outside an open tender. The selected supplier is a large specialist in communications solutions, indicating the type of supplier that secured this contract. Businesses with relevant equipment, deployment capability and experience supporting operational emergency-service communications are closest to the requirement; general telecoms supply without the ability to deliver the associated deployment is less directly aligned.

## Notice

Supply of mobile base station deployment and associated services to support Fire and Rescue Service communications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098086-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £121,239 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Airwave Solutions Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

### Codes

- 32522000 - Telecommunications equipment

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 15:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098086-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098086-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.motorolasolutions.com/

## Provenance

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