Samsung has inked a deal with the UK’s emergency services to provide smartphones to 250,000 police, paramedics and fire crews in a contract worth the equivalent of A$367 million.

The British Home Office awarded Samsung the three-year contract, which will see the Koreans supply toughened, water-resistant 4G devices to emergency services.

These smartphones will offer both hardware and software features that will support emergency services functions and critical voice services, according to Samsung, including a “push to talk” button.