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    ContractsAudio Visual and Webcasting System for Town Hall Council Chamber
    Awarded contract

    Audio Visual and Webcasting System for Town Hall Council Chamber

    Awarded
    £537.3k
    Published 1 Jul 2026

    Supply, install, and maintain a new integrated audio visual and webcasting system for Leicester Town Hall Council Chamber, with completion required by September 2026.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East MidlandsPublished 1 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £537.3k
    Published 1 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £537,280
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East Midlands

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • VP
      VP-AV Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    1 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Leicester City Council is seeking a single supplier to provide a comprehensive audio visual (AV) conferencing, presentation, and webcasting system for the Town Hall Council Chamber. The scope includes supply, installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. The system must be scalable to accommodate potential expansion resulting from Local Government Reorganisation affecting Leicester City Council's political boundary. This is a single-supplier contract because the installation requires multiple integrated systems that must operate cohesively; splitting the work across multiple suppliers would increase technical risk, complicate liability allocation, and create management complexity. The existing AV system is no longer fit for purpose, with degraded audio quality and interference issues that are particularly problematic for public webcasts. The replacement system must be operational by 17 September 2026, in time for the first Council meeting after the summer recess. Due to the tight timeline, a preliminary market engagement was not conducted. Suppliers should demonstrate experience in large-scale council chamber AV installations, system integration capabilities, and ability to meet the September 2026 deadline.

    Track record

    13 awards · 13 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL has awarded 13 contracts to 13 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ascendant Solutions Limited1× · 8%
    2. OPENVIEW SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED1× · 8%
    3. COGNISOFT LIMITED1× · 8%
    4. ALLOCATE SOFTWARE LTD1× · 8%
    5. Retail Systems Technology Ltd1× · 8%
    6. VP-AV Limited1× · 8%

    +7 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0686ce

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    Sector
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