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Ministry of Justice

HMPPS Prison Radio Communications Systems

Historical · ContractNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£57,400,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time)
Fri 19 Sep 2025, 16:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 19 Sep 2025, 16:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published
21 Jul 2026
Region
North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

This contract provides a fully managed break fix service for the maintenance, support, repair and supply of Prison Radio Communications Systems and associated equipment across His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) estate. The contract is a call-off contract under Lot 5 of the GCA Vertical Application Solutions framework (RM6259).

The initial period of the contract is 7 years with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years until 28/06/2036.

The scope of the service covers the TETRA networks, mobile TETRA network, AIRWAVE network access system and equipment, in existing and any future new sites. The scope of the service will also encompass all the equipment and activities necessary to maintain the networks in full working order.

The contract also includes the option for technology refreshes throughout the contract term to support continued operational resilience and service continuity for radio communications systems.

In addition to the core managed service, the contract contains provisions for optional services and associated requirements that may be required during the contract term, including additional equipment, infrastructure enhancements, technology upgrades and related support services as operational needs evolve across the HMPPS estate

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 32344200 32412000 32570000 32573000 35710000 35711000 51300000
  • 32000000 32300000 32340000 32344000 32400000 32410000 32500000 32570000 35000000 35700000 35710000 51000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 21 Jul 2026
    Contract notice

    Contract notice published 21 July 2026.

    Release f8b5bc8c-7ec2-4542-bedd-09db815c59c1

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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Ministry of Justice published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £57,400,000.

08/ Related

Where to go next

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Reference
f8b5bc8c-7ec2-4542-bedd-09db815c59c1
Source
Contracts Finder
Stage
contract · Contract
Last verified
Thu 23 Jul 2026, 01:02 BST
Read at
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 14:36 GMT

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