AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex published an award and contract notice for a DIR replacement renewal covering Surrey and Sussex. DAVID HORN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED was named as supplier through the CCS G-Cloud 14 framework. The notice records a contract value of £127,599.38 and a signature date of 12 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award names DAVID HORN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED for lot 1. The associated contract record is active and explicitly records a signed date.
Market significanceThis is a £127,599.38 systems-support-services procurement conducted through G-Cloud 14 using a procedure without a prior call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DAVID HORN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095952-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 127599.38 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity: GB-COH company number 01916932. Active award 095952-2026-1 names this supplier; associated contract value is £127,599.38.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-12T10:42:29+01:00; notice tags: award, contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095952-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095952-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 095952-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked cancelled, although the active award and contract both reference lot 1.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£127,599.38
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Contract 095952-2026-1 value: 127599.38 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 095952-2026-1 and lot 1
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The contract references awardID 095952-2026-1; that award references lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-12T10:42:29+01:00.
Signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDIR Replacement for Surrey and Sussex renewal
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Process title and description: DIR Replacement for Surrey and Sussex; DIR Replacement for Surrey and Sussex renewal.
Service classification
99% confidenceSystems support services (CPV 72253200)
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Primary tender classification: CPV 72253200, Systems support services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Item delivery address region: UK.
Lot
96% confidenceLot 1 — procurement process through G-Cloud 14 framework
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Lot 1 description; award and contract reference lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod: limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Route to market
99% confidenceCCS G-Cloud 14 framework via the Digital Marketplace
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Procurement rationale states that the requirement was procured through CCS G-Cloud 14 and supplier selection used the Digital Marketplace.
Selection basis disclosed
95% confidenceAwarded based on the authority's requirements
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Procurement rationale: 'the contract awarded based on the Authority's requirements.'
Award criterion disclosed
94% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists price.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of suppliers approached, tenders received, or comparative evaluation results is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Signed contract value
99% confidence£127,599.38
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Contract value is 127599.38 GBP.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.
Options
95% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework route
99% confidenceThe procurement used G-Cloud 14 and the Digital Marketplace rather than an openly published call for competition.
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Tender procurement rationale.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe disclosed signed contract value is £127,599.38.
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Contract value: 127599.38 GBP.
Evaluation transparency
97% confidencePrice is listed as the lot award criterion, but no price breakdown, scoring, bidder count or evaluation results are published.
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Lot awardCriteria lists price; no further evaluation or competition data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award/lot status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract reference lot 1, but the tender and lot record mark lot 1 as cancelled.
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Award and contract status: active; relatedLots: 1; lot 1 status: cancelled.
Dates not supplied
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender start, submission deadline, contract start and contract end.
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Relevant process fields are null.
Commercial detail not supplied
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: individual pricing, duration, extension terms, tender count, scores and award-decision date.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status contradiction: lot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and signed contract are active. This analysis reports both statuses without resolving the discrepancy.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, duration, extension terms, renewal terms, tender count, bid prices, evaluation scoring and award-decision date.
- The notice gives a United Kingdom delivery region only; it does not specify a more precise delivery location or allocation between Surrey and Sussex.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DIR Replacement for Surrey and SussexDAVID HORN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDG-Cloud 14systems support servicesPolice & Crime Commissioner for Sussexpublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the DIR Replacement for Surrey and Sussex requirement?
DAVID HORN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, verified against company number 01916932, is named on the active award.
What is the contract value?
The associated signed contract records a value of £127,599.38.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 12 October 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice says the requirement was procured through the CCS G-Cloud 14 framework via the Digital Marketplace.
When does the contract end?
The published notice does not provide a contract end date.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.