Command and Control System Tenders and Contracts

A command and control system tender covers software and hardware that let emergency services and defence teams coordinate incidents, dispatch resources and manage control rooms. It includes computer-aided dispatch, mobilising systems, radio integration and the control room hardware that supports them.

Stotles brings together command and control system tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.

If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Emergency services often buy command and control systems through Blue Light Commercial and national frameworks, and many procurements open with early market engagement.

Command and control tenders are scored on functionality, resilience and availability, integration with radio and other systems, security, implementation approach and whole-life cost. These are long contracts, so support and upgrade arrangements weigh heavily.

Command and control systems for emergency services must meet strict security and resilience requirements, often including security-cleared staff and NCSC-aligned controls, and they must handle personal data in line with UK data protection law. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar implementations at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

Police forces, fire and rescue services, ambulance trusts and the Ministry of Defence are regular buyers. Local authorities also procure command and control systems for CCTV control rooms and civil contingencies.

Read control room and mobilising system replacement plans, Emergency Services Network transition programmes, support contract expiry dates and early market engagement notices, which show command and control work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.