AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded a direct, below-threshold procurement to AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED for mobile base station deployment and related services supporting Fire and Rescue Service communications. The published contract record states that the contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and ran from 1 to 30 August 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold telecommunications equipment and associated-services procurement with a published net contract value of £121,239.47 (£145,487.36 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £121,239.47 net; £145,487.36 gross (contract-level value) GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Award 1 names AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED as sole supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives GBP 121,239.47 amount and GBP 145,487.36 amountGross. Supplier identity is verified by company number 03985643.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 16 October 2026
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Document 098086-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-16.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract 1 specifies dateSigned: 2026-07-31.
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 30 August 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-08-01 and endDate 2026-08-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£121,239.47
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Contract 1 value.amount is 121239.47 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£145,487.36
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 145487.36 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-31.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-01.
Contract end date
99% confidence30 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-08-30.
Notice publication date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMobile base station deployment and associated services supporting Fire and Rescue Service communications
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Published procurement title and description.
Main procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 32522000 — Telecommunications equipment
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery region
98% confidenceGreater Manchester (UKD3)
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKD3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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The procedure is explicitly stated as without competition; no bid-count or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
99% confidence30 days (1 to 30 August 2026)
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-08-01 through 2026-08-30.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single supplier received the sole recorded award for the single published lot.
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One award is recorded, with AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED as its only supplier and related lot 1.
Procurement route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurement method and method detail explicitly state direct and below threshold without competition.
Scope-value context
96% confidenceThe published contract combines telecommunications equipment classification with associated deployment services; the record does not split pricing between goods and services.
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Award category is goods, CPV is telecommunications equipment, and the description includes associated services; only a total contract value is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signing date and contract period.
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Contract signed 31 July 2026, ran 1–30 August 2026, and notice was published 16 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with status complete; its title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date, bidder count, evaluation rationale, scoring, pricing breakdown or selection rationale was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or follow-on procurement terms were supplied.
- The published notice post-dates both the stated contract signature and stated contract period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GMCA 2158Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityAIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDmobile base station deploymentFire and Rescue communicationstelecommunications equipmentdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GMCA 2158 Mobile Base Station Deployment contract?
AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, company number 03985643, is the sole supplier named on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £121,239.47 excluding VAT and £145,487.36 including VAT.
When did the contract run?
The published contract period ran from 1 August 2026 to 30 August 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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