Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a TETRA/ MCX Interworking Gateway Solution for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)
Authority: Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Award Notice relates to the Award of a contract for a TETRA/ MCX Interworking Gateway (IWG) solution to be provided to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP).
CPV: Communication and multimedia software development services · Communication software development services · Industry specific software development services · Networking developers software development services · Networking software development services · Networking, Internet and intranet software development services · Platform interconnectivity software development services · Programming services of systems and user software
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£17,100,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical: 70
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 20
- Price: Total - 100%
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Sept 2023, 09:18 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2025, 16:57 BST
- Authority reference
C24990- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066061- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040228Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: If you are interested in this opportunity you must register for the Home Office e-tendering portal Home Office eSourcing Portal (https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com) AND register interest by email via ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk to gain access to a Non-Disclosure and Ethical Walls Agreement which the Authority is utilising pursuant to Regulation 21(3) of the Regulations. You must complete the NDA & EWA as soon as possible in order to access the eSourcing portal where the Selection Questionnaire and the supporting documents will be available. Note the date & time in IV2.2/ IV2.3 relates to SQ closing.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Jan 2024 → 16 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected15 Jan 2024
- Submission deadline5 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
- Notice published376 days ago16 Oct 2025, 16:57 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2024- Published value updated to £17,100,00020 May 2024, 17:25 BSTwas £15,000,000
- Status changed to active20 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Procurement method changed20 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST20 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Buyer details updated20 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2025, 16:57 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Oct 2025, 16:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etherstack Wireless Limited | £14,246,434 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a TETRA/ MCX Interworking Gateway Solution for the Emergency Services Network (ESN) · Etherstack Wireless Limited
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2025
- Value
- £14,246,434
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Etherstack Wireless LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria