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title: "The Provision of a Wide Area Network Estate Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0789fa"
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# The Provision of a Wide Area Network Estate Review

Buyer: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0789fa

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098130-2026 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 19 Oct 2026 - 18 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £37,050 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire |
| Locality | WELLINGBOROUGH |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN8 6GS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Brickhill & Queensway |
| Westminster constituency | Wellingborough and Rushden |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 4C Strategies Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72266000 - Software consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 15:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098130-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098130-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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