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Published 25 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Support and maintenance for a DAS (Distributed Antenna System)

Official notice

Authority: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£175,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 Aug 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Exchange Communications Installations Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A DAS (distributed antenna system) site licence is in place for 10 years between Belfast Health & Social Care Trust & Exchange Communications (dated 23/02/2020 to run for 10 years)

It is a requirement to operate the DAS equipment to have a support and maintenance agreement in place.

Support and maintenance for the DAS until 22/02/2030. Total value £175,000

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
64000000 Postal and telecommunications services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
25 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
Last source update
15 Aug 2025, 20:03 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049302
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05669d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

A DAS (distributed antenna system) site licence is in place for 10 years between Belfast Health & Social Care Trust & Exchange Communications (dated 23/02/2020 to run for 10 years)

It is a requirement to operate the DAS equipment to have a support and maintenance agreement in place.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 20:03 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 20:03 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £175,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Exchange Communications Installations LimitedSME1 Sept 2025 – 22 Feb 2030£175,00015 Aug 2025standstill to 27 Aug 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PLQJ-5727-JCLR Trust Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Non Clinical Support Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6BAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender