---
title: "Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000795479"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE"
published: "2025-09-16"
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# Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

Buyer: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000795479

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## Summary

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has completed a procurement process for the "Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network." This contract falls under the public order and safety industry category and is located in the UK, specifically the region UKM. The procurement stage is at the award and contract status, with the contract being signed on 16th September 2025. The procurement method used was limited, involving a direct award for two lots to safeguard third-party assets and maintain service integrity, without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for large-scale businesses capable of providing specialised equipment for emergency services networks. Companies in the telecommunications and safety equipment sectors would find this contract particularly beneficial for business growth. Successful bidders, Telent Technology Services Limited and Handsfree Group, illustrate that businesses with expertise in technical operations and hardware maintenance are well-suited to such opportunities. This kind of contract can help firms strengthen their market presence by demonstrating their capacity and reliability in delivering critical infrastructure services.

## Notice

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

### Lot Information

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network - R5 Version 2 MCX Update

Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network - R5 Version 2 MCX Update

### Procurement Information

LOT 1 - A direct award is required to protect third party assets and service maintenance of the Airwave Firelink Managed Service. LOT 2 - R5 Version 2 MCX Update - Direct Award to maintain the integrity of existing hardware.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539289 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,780,495 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | CAMBUSLANG |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G72 7NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Cambuslang East |
| Westminster constituency | Rutherglen |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | HANDSFREE GROUP; TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539289

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539289
  Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network - Provision and Installation of Specialist Equipment for the Emergency Services Network

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000795479

## Provenance

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