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Published 11 Mar 2026, 09:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

GSA Communications Data Acquisition Solution in AWS Cloud (CycComms)

Official notice

Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£118,203published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to GEOFF SMITH ASSOCIATES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NAFN requires a new contractual arrangement for the continued provision of the CycComms Workflow System, developed and supported by GSA Ltd.

CycComms is the national standard communications data acquisition platform, used to handle over 60% of all communications data requests in the UK.

It is fully compliant with the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, supports Automated Acquisition (AA) standards, and integrates directly with Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (IPCO). The system provides secure, real-time acquisition and end-to-end audit functionality.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1G Cloud 14 Direct Award - 2+1 Contract PeriodAwarded

G Cloud 14 Direct Award - 2+1 Contract Period

Commences 05/09/2025 - 04/09/2027 - Option to extend for a further year

Delivery: North West · Tameside - NAFN
Extensions: Option to extend for a further year
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Mar 2026, 09:26 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2026, 09:26 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021626
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0666ee Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct Award through the G Cloud 14 - Specialist Provider

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £118,2031 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GEOFF SMITH ASSOCIATES LIMITED£118,203 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Tameside One, Ashton under Lyne, North West, OL60GSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • STAR ProcurementReview body Sale

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.