Bell System Door Entry Guide: Kits, Panels, Phones and Order Codes
Which Bell System door entry kit suits your building?
Bell System, the door entry manufacturer in Milton Keynes, has made door entry systems in the UK since 1971. Bell intercom and door entry systems come in many ranges, and the order codes take some reading. Every Bell page we list is on our Bell System brand page.
A kit is a packaged system for one entrance: panel, telephones and the main parts. Check the contents, as some kits have no lock release. A panel is the entrance plate on its own. A telephone is the handset or video screen in each home. Zenith Security Co is a Wolverhampton security equipment supplier, trading since 2012 and shipping to England, Scotland and Wales. We supply the equipment and do not install it.
Decide on audio or video, then count the homes. Kits count ways or stations, one per home. Most panels bought on their own count push-buttons, including any trades button. Then choose flush, set into the wall, or surface, fixed to the wall face.
- A house or single entrance: a 900 Series kit, starting with the 901.
- Low-rise flats, maisonettes and conversions: Bellini.
- A block of flats with audio: 900 Series kits up to 20 stations, or VRK surface kits up to 39 and CS109 keypad kits up to 31 (flush).
- Entrances prone to vandalism: VRK kits, or VRP and LCP panels.
- Flats that need video: Bellissimo, or Bellini video for low-rise buildings.
- Accessible entrances: DDA audio or video kits.
- Large apartment blocks: the vandal resistant digital panel or Bellagio Premium.
- Gates, or letting visitors in when you are away: 4G GSM kits.
- Codes or fobs for residents: CS106, CS109, CS-BS or Bellini keypad kits, or Bellprox.
Bell audio door entry systems and combined kits
900 Series kits, 901 to 920
The Bell 901 door entry system serves one station and the 920 serves twenty. Each 900 Series audio door entry kit has an 801 telephone per station, an SPA panel, a model 61 speech unit (model 51 above 10 ways), a 203 surface lock release and a PS4A 4 amp DC power supply.
VRK, VRP and LCP for vandal resistant entrances
Bell devised the VRK door entry kit for buildings that may be prone to external vandalism. Its VRP panel is 2.5mm 316 marine grade stainless steel, fixed with tamper proof bolts. Each kit has 801 or XL5-PS telephones, a model 61 speech unit, a 203 lock release and a PS4A power supply. Bell says its VRP panels are preferred by local authority and public housing.
The LCP laser cut panel has a bezel and removable plate cut from one sheet of 2.5mm 316 stainless steel, with a gap of just 0.3mm, and Bell rates it above the VRP for protection.
Bellini for low-rise buildings
Bell designed the Bellini surface panel for low-rise apartments, maisonettes and conversions. Bellini kits come as audio (BL), audio with a C106 keypad (BL106) or colour video (BLV) with 3.5 inch colour video telephones.
DDA kits for accessible entrances
Bell designed its DDA range for accessible entrances. Each push button has a high-visibility halo ring for partially sighted visitors, and two lights engraved "Speak Now" and "Door Open" help deaf or hard of hearing visitors. Extended panels can be used by able-bodied and wheelchair users at different heights.
DDA codes count ways, not buttons, and Bell says its one station panel for wheelchair users has two halo buttons. Bell's standard DDA audio kit has an integral speech unit, 801 telephones, a 12V DC power supply and a 203 fail-secure lock release. The DDA video kit has a CCD camera with infra-red lamps on the panel, Bellissimo BS video telephones in place of the 801s, and panel and telephone controllers. Bell gives no DDA panel sizes, so confirm them before cutting a recess.
Coded access and key fobs
The CS106 kit has an aluminium CP106 panel with a built-in C106 keypad that holds up to ten access codes. Bell suggests it where a basic level of security is enough. The CS109 kit is for a higher level of security. Its illuminated stainless steel keypad connects to a separate model 200 controller. Both kits include 801 telephones, a model 61 speech unit, a PS4A and a 203 lock release.
For video with a keypad there is the Bellissimo CS-BS kit, and for a new coded door, the Bellcode CK109 and CK110 kits. The Bellprox kit puts a compact proximity reader on the entrance panel. Residents present a key fob and visitors are answered on an 801 telephone. The reader takes up to 1000 fob users. Bell suggests Bellprox where no central programming or reporting is needed.
4G GSM kits for gates and remote access
The 4G GSM door entry kit works over the 4G mobile network. A visitor presses a call button and the system rings up to 3 mobile or landline numbers, so you can let them in without being at home. Bell recommends these kits for remote access control, especially gates.
Bell video door entry systems
Bellissimo colour video
Each Bellissimo video door entry system kit has model BS colour video telephones, a BSC4 controller for every four telephones, a BSP panel, the relevant BSD panel controller, a model 61 speech unit, a PS4A and a 203 lock release. Bell says it generally runs on standard CAT5 or CAT6 cable. With its recommended cable, a standard installation reaches up to 300 metres from panel to telephone.
Tabellet 7 inch kits
The Tabellet is Bell's 7 inch colour video monitor, and Tabellet kits run from TB1 to TB15/VR. Bell's resource centre says Tabellet will no longer be available as of 2026, so call us first.
Digital and Bellagio panels for large blocks
Bell designed the vandal resistant digital panel for large apartment blocks in the public housing sector. Bell designed Bellagio Premium mainly for large apartment blocks, including new builds. Bell lists the BGP-BOX-S surface and BGP-BOX-F flush boxes separately and does not say whether a panel includes one, so check with us. Both ranges come in audio and video versions. Video versions work with Bellissimo BS telephones, and audio versions with 801 and XL5-LX telephones.
Bell System 801, XL5 and BS door entry phones
The Bell System 801 door entry handset is Bell's original audio telephone.
| Telephone | Type | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| 801 | Audio, wall, or 801-DESK | 900 Series, VRK, CS and Bellprox systems. |
| XL5-PS | Audio, wall or desk | Standard door entry systems, including 900 Series and VRK. |
| XL5-LX | Audio, wall or desk | Standard 12V DC systems, including digital, BSX, keypad and proximity systems. |
| XL5-BS | Audio, wall or desk | Audio-only telephone or extension on Bellissimo and Tabellet video systems. |
| BS | Colour video, 3.5 inch | Bellissimo systems, with a conventional or digital panel. BS-DESK for a table. |
How to read Bell order codes
On kit and panel codes the number counts ways on a kit and push-buttons on most panels: VRK14 is 14 ways, SPA6 six buttons. On 900 Series kits take off the 900, so 906 is six stations. On CS106, CS109 and BL106 codes the ways come after the dash, so CS106-4 is four. The prefix names the range, such as BS for Bellissimo, BL for Bellini, BPS for Bellprox and GS for 4G GSM. Suffixes give the mounting or version and vary by range.
| Code part | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| P in the prefix | Panel on its own, not a kit (VRP, not VRK) | VRP, CP106, CP109, DDAP, BSP, BLP, BLVP, BPP, GSP |
| No suffix | Surface on 901 to 910, SPA1 to SPA10, CS106, CS109 and CP109 up to 7, TB1 to TB6, GS1 and Bellagio. Flush on VRK, VRP, 912 to 920 and SPA12 and above. | 902, SPA4, CS106-4, VRK6 |
| F | Flush | 904F, SPA6F, CS106-4F, BS4F, BPS-6F |
| -S | Surface on VRK and VRP. VRP surface panels come with a stainless steel cowling. | VRK14-S, VRP8-S |
| /VR | Vandal resistant panel, flush | BS6/VR, GS3/VR, DDA4/VR |
| /VRS, /VR-S or -VRS | Vandal resistant panel, surface | BS6/VRS, BSP12/VR-S, GSP1-VRS |
| CS at the start | Combined with a coded keypad | CS106-4, CS-BS4/VR, CS-DDA-EXT-1/VR |
| EXT | Extended DDA panel | DDA-EXT-3/VR |
| -XL5PS | VRK kit with XL5-PS telephones | VRK4-XL5PS |
| -A, /LCP | Digital panel: audio with no camera, laser cut flange for flush mounting | BFP-DIG/VR-A, BFP-DIG/LCP |
| -F, /PR | Bellagio: flush, cut-out for a proximity reader | BGP-VIDEO-F, BGP-AUDIO-F/PR |
| -DESK | Table-top telephone | 801-DESK, XL5-PS-DESK |
| TR | Trades facility for a kit | TR900, TRVRK |
Our pages also list the plain codes BS1 to BS8, BS17, BSP1 to BSP9 and BPS-1 to BPS-7 as surface, and CS109 and CP109 above 7 as flush vandal resistant, but Bell's list does not say so. Bell also writes some codes in short forms: BS12 means BS12/VR (likewise BSP10, CS-BS1 and CS109-8), VRK4S is VRK4-S, BS1VR/S is BS1/VRS and DDA-BS1/VR is DDABS1/VR. If you are unsure, give us the full code from your equipment.
Main Bell kits compared
Prices inc VAT, checked 12 November 2026. Delivery is extra. Not every size is listed for every kit.
| Kit | Type | Sizes and mounting | From (inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 900 Series | Audio | 1 to 10 surface or flush, 12 to 20 flush | £114.35 |
| Bellini | Audio, keypad or video | Surface: audio 1 to 12, keypad 1 to 6, video 1 to 8 | £117.80 |
| VRK | Audio | Flush 1 to 20, surface 1 to 39, XL5-PS flush 1 to 10 | £200.33 |
| DDA audio | Audio | Flush 1 to 20, surface 1 to 8 | £240.91 |
| CS106 | Audio and keypad | 1 to 7, surface or flush | £298.42 |
| Bellprox | Audio and fob | 1 to 7, surface or flush | £479.75 |
| CS109 | Audio and keypad | Aluminium 1 to 7, surface or flush. Vandal resistant 1 to 31 | £487.68 |
| Bellissimo | Colour video | Standard panel 1 to 8 and 17. Vandal resistant 1 to 29 | £572.17 |
| DDA video | Video | Flush 1 to 12, surface 1 to 8 | £665.39 |
| 4G GSM | Audio over 4G | 1 to 8, vandal resistant flush or surface. GS1 standard surface | £718.80 |
| Tabellet | Colour video | 1 to 6, 12 and 15. No longer available as of 2026, Bell says. Call us first | £813.36 |
| CS-BS | Video and keypad | 1 to 34, vandal resistant, mostly flush | £928.04 |
Panels are also sold on their own: SPA, CP106, CP109, LCP109, BSP, BSP-LCP, CS-BSP, DDA audio, DDA video, Bellini, Bellprox, 4G GSM and Portabello.
What else to order
- Lock release. The model 203 in Bell's 900 Series, VRK, Bellissimo, Bellprox, CS106, CS109 and standard DDA kits is a surface fail secure release for 12V AC or DC. Bell's standard lock releases suit night latch locks on timber framed doors. Bellini and 4G GSM kits list no lock release, so plan one separately.
- Power supply. Bell lists a PS4A in its 900 Series, VRK, Bellissimo, Bellini, CS106, CS109 and Bellprox kits, so a separate power supply is for a replacement or an added device.
- Speech unit and back box. For a panel bought on its own, Bell says SPA panels need a model 61 speech unit up to 10 buttons and a model 51 above, and that a model 61 should be ordered with each Bellini panel. Replacement back boxes are listed by panel size.
- Controllers. Digital and Bellagio panels work with the BFD-DIG panel controller, plus BSC4 distributors for video or DBA-8Z or DBA-4I distributors for audio. For a BSP panel on its own, add the other parts in Bell's Bellissimo list above. Controllers and distributors are on our controllers page. Telephones are separate items.
- Trades facility. Bell says to add TR900 to a 900 Series kit or TRVRK to a VRK kit: six flats with trades are a 906 plus TR900, or VRK6 plus TRVRK. Bell says both include a TS2000-BST time clock, but not whether they add the trades push-button, so confirm with us. Other TR codes on our trades facility page do not name a kit, so check with us. For an SPA, VRP, LCP or BSP-LCP panel on its own, add one push-button for trades, so six flats with trades need an LCP7.
Bell door entry questions
Which telephone replaces my old Bell intercom handset?
If your telephone is an 801, we list the 801 itself. Bell says the XL5-PS replaces the 801S, 801P and 801PS, the XL5-LX replaces the BS-LX, 500X and 500LX, and the XL5-BS replaces the BS-A.
Can I add a second video telephone in the same flat?
On Bellissimo, yes. Bell allows up to three extension video telephones, or more with additional power supplies, so ask us what your building can take. Bell also lists the XL5-BS audio telephone, BS-RT sounder and BS-FB flashing beacon as extensions.
Will a stainless steel panel tarnish?
Bell says even its 316 marine grade stainless steel panels can tarnish in some coastal locations or areas of industrial pollution.
Is engraving included?
Bell says flat number engraving is included on VRP panels and VRK systems. Ask us about other panels. Further engraving, such as a block name, is code ENG, charged per character, on our custom engraving page.
How long does a Bell order take?
Many Bell panels and kits are engraved and built to order, so call us on 01902 902251 for the lead time before you set an installation date.
Ordering Bell System from Zenith
Installers and trade buyers can apply for a trade account. If you are not sure which code matches your building, call 01902 902251 or contact us. You can also browse our intercoms and access control ranges.
