Emergency Communication Software

University of Edinburgh
Scotland
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Implementation of an emergency communication system capable of issuing alerts to a large audience via secure group messaging. The solution is designed to support institutional compliance with counter-terrorism strategies and statutory duty of care requirements for incident response.

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Awarded value: £236k; As published
Published: 9 July 2026
Awarded: 3 July 2026; CriticalArc
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Provision of secure emergency communication software for mass group messaging and incident management in high-threat environments.

Emergency Communication System software able to issue emergency communications to a large audience through secure group messaging from management in threatening situations in response to the UK Counter Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST) and The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Martyn's Law)

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Business continuity and resilience management softwareMain service£106k typicalEmergency mass communication software with secure group messaging for a university

Lifecycle

Published
9 July 2026
Contract awardedto CriticalArc
3 July 2026
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Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

University of Edinburgh

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The supplier

CriticalArc

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3636344/emergency-communication-software
Buyer reference: org-8
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000836372
Last checked: 4 November 2026

University of Edinburgh. Emergency Communication Software. Contract award, 9 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3636344/emergency-communication-software (accessed 4 November 2026).