AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Transport Police Authority published a direct award for a 61016 alert-text service. The record names PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED as the verified supplier and records a GBP 49,620 contract signed on 8 October 2026. However, the related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active, so the published lifecycle is internally inconsistent.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, related to lot 1. The notice’s contract record gives a total value of GBP 49,620 and an explicit signed date of 8 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct framework award for a nationwide public-safety text reporting service, made under GCA RM6116 lot 4e.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 095374-2026-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 49,620 (shared contract value; one supplier is listed) GBP · Verified supplier on an active award
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Award 095374-2026-1 names supplier GB-COH-04560277. Supplier verification matched company number 04560277 to PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. The contract record for this award gives GBP 49,620.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-08T16:06:37+01:00; release history identifies an award, contract notice.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095374-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095374-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature recorded
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 095374-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 and the supplied lot record both have status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 49,620
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Contract 095374-2026-1 value: amount 49620, currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no published value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidence61016 alert-text reporting service
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Tender and lot description state provision of text service 61016.
User purpose
99% confidenceEnables rail passengers, staff and members of the public to discreetly report crime, suspicious activity and safeguarding concerns directly to BTP.
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Lot 1 description.
Category
99% confidenceTelephone and data transmission services (CPV 64210000)
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Tender classification lists CPV 64210000.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUK regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL and UKM.
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Item 1 deliveryAddresses lists these regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited; procurementMethodDetails states award procedure without prior publication.
Route to market
98% confidenceDirect award under GCA RM6116, lot 4e
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Tender description and procurement rationale state direct award under framework agreement; description specifies GCA RM6116 lot 4e.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a price criterion.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
99% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework direct award rather than an openly advertised competition
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Published description states direct award through GCA RM6116 lot 4e; method details state no prior call for competition.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceGBP 49,620 is published at contract level and should not be treated as a separately published lot value.
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The value appears only on contract 095374-2026-1; lot 1 has no value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidenceThe related lot is marked cancelled, whereas the associated award and contract are marked active and the contract has a signed date.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract status are active; contract dateSigned is 8 October 2026.
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe notice presents “PageOne Communications Ltd T/A Critico”, but company-number verification identifies the legal supplier as PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED.
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Source supplier name differs from verified_company_name; both use company number 04560277.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract period, lot value, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and renewal terms.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published lifecycle is contradictory: lot 1 is cancelled while its award and contract are active and the contract has a recorded signed date. This analysis does not resolve that conflict.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
- No lot-level value, pricing breakdown, bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
- The source supplier presentation differs from the verified legal name. The legal supplier name used here is PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED; the source presentation is retained only as evidence of the trading-name wording.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British Transport Police AuthorityPAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED61016alert text serviceRM6116direct awardpublic safety communications
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the BTP 61016 alert text service award?
The verified legal supplier is PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (company number 04560277). The source notice presents the supplier as PageOne Communications Ltd T/A Critico.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record gives a value of GBP 49,620.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a direct award under GCA RM6116 lot 4e and an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
Is the contract lifecycle clear?
Not fully. The award and contract are marked active and a signed date is recorded, but the related lot is marked cancelled.
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