Communications equipment contracts expiring in East Midlands: 15 worth £15m
Public sector communications equipment contracts held by buyers in East Midlands that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- Network infrastructure upgrade - The Parker E-ACT Academy (Connect the Classroom)E-ACTEnds 27 Feb 2027, £178k
What this market looks like
15 communications equipment contracts in East Midlands carry a published end date, worth £15m between them. They are held across 9 buyers, and the typical one is worth £165k.
5 of them expire within twelve months, and 2 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 33% of this market back in play inside a year.
31 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 13% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
5 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so a large part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO (4), The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (4), Erewash Borough Council (1).
The contracts here are most often held by THOMAS STONER SUPPLIES LIMITED (2), CURRYS GROUP LIMITED (1), HUGHES TV AND AUDIO LIMITED (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1. Electrical Appliances East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £10m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| PROC3 26-02 CCTV Maintenance East Midlands | Erewash Borough Council | £25k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Network infrastructure upgrade - The Parker E-ACT Academy (Connect the Classroom) East Midlands | E-ACT | £178k | 27 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Data Cabling Framework East Midlands | Nottingham Trent University | £1.0m | 28 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| BT Openreach Fibre diversion - Somersall Lane East Midlands | Derbyshire County Council | £122k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 2. Audio, Visual and Presentation Equipment East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £333k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| BaDC-1600 CCTV Service & Maintenance and New CCTV Camera Installs for Bassetlaw District Council East Midlands | Bassetlaw District Council | £2.3m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 4. Two-Way Radios East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £150k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 01. Supply of Musical Instruments East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £500k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| THE PROVISION OF ANCILLARY CABLING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS East Midlands | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | £165k | 23 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Virtual Reality Headsets East Midlands | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | £29k incl. VAT | 12 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Mobile and Landlines East Midlands | Newark And Sherwood District Council | £177k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of Multi Media Services at Warren Hill East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £35k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Provision of Airwave Peripheries East Midlands | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | £30k | 16 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Provision of a Media Management System East Midlands | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | £7k | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Communications equipment in other regions
Other sectors in East Midlands
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.