AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority has awarded and signed a five-year contract with BT GROUP PLC for managed connectivity to the Enhanced Information Service for Emergency Calls (EISEC) through an IP Connect private MPLS network service at Fire Control.
Published outcomeThe active award covers lot 1. The published contract record identifies BT GROUP PLC as the sole supplier and states a signed date of 24 January 2025.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct award without competition for emergency-call connectivity services, with a published net value of £37,000 and gross value of £44,400.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BT GROUP PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £37,000 net; £44,400 gross (contract-level values) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names BT GROUP PLC as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 04190816. The published contract linked to award 1 gives GBP 37,000 amount and GBP 44,400 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract details notice published; procurement and lot marked complete
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The source describes a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; tender and lot 1 have status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2025-01-24.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value (net)
99% confidence£37,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 37000 GBP.
Published contract value (gross)
99% confidence£44,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 44400 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence24 January 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-01-24.
Contract start
99% confidence24 January 2025
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2025-01-24.
Contract end
99% confidence23 January 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-01-23T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManaged connectivity to EISEC via an IP Connect private MPLS network service for five years at Fire Control
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Published classifications
99% confidenceTelecommunications services (CPV 64200000); Financial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
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Award item 1 lists both additional CPV classifications.
Delivery regions
99% confidenceUKF21 and UKF22
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in regions UKF21 and UKF22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition"; contract aboveThreshold is false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFive years, from 24 January 2025 to 23 January 2030
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Published contract period dates; the description also states five years.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract form and service levels
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier direct award for private MPLS connectivity supporting emergency-call information services
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The description specifies IP Connect private MPLS managed connectivity; the award names one supplier and the method is direct.
Published pricing visibility
98% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published; no price schedule or cost breakdown is provided
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The contract includes total amount and amountGross only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified
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BT GROUP PLC was matched by company number 04190816 and has supplier_identity_status "verified".
Notice timing
99% confidenceContract details notice was published after the stated contract signature and start dates
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Signature and start are 24 January 2025, while the notice was published 19 October 2026.
Incomplete published fields
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, award date, tender dates, bid information, evaluation detail and extension provisions are not supplied
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These fields are null or absent in the supplied notice data.
Classification interpretation
99% confidenceA financial and insurance services CPV is published alongside telecommunications services, but no explanation is provided
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Award item 1 includes CPV 66000000 as well as CPV 64200000.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender publication and submission dates, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and service-level terms.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title and description, individual lot value, and any extension or renewal options.
- The published CPV list includes financial and insurance services alongside telecommunications services, without an explanation of its relevance to the requirement.
- The notice was published after the reported signature and contract start dates; the source does not explain this timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BT GROUP PLCEISECemergency callsMPLSLeicester fire authoritytelecommunications contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EISEC connectivity contract?
BT GROUP PLC, verified against Companies House number 04190816.
What is the published contract value?
£37,000 net and £44,400 gross.
When does the contract end?
The published end date is 23 January 2030.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice states it was a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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