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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Ministry of Justice

HMPPS Prison Radio Communications Systems

Communications EquipmentCPV 32344200 32412000 32570000 32573000 35710000 35711000 51300000
Value£57.4m
Awarded19 Sept 2025
Published21 Jul 2026
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£57.4mtotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£62.0m

This is a large award for Radio, TV & Communications Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 6,686 valued Radio, TV & Communications Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

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

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This contract provides a fully managed break

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.

02

The scope of the service will also

The scope of the service will also encompass all the equipment and activities necessary to maintain the networks in full working order.

03

The contract also includes the option

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.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Crown Commercial Service frameworkFrameworks & routes to market
The contract is a call-off contract under Lot 5 of the GCA Vertical Application Solutions framework (RM6259).

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