Closed tender

Research and experimental development services

Details

Value
£5,000,000
Topic
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Published
24 January 2019
Submission
31 March 2025

Tender description

Procurement of DiTED — Lot 1 — research and development. A supplier in this lot could be expected to complete work in relation to any digital requirement, but will primarily be expected to conduct work where there is no service provision through the other lots in this framework. Digital forensics is a nationally utilised discipline by all police forces, by other home office agencies and also forms part of the cyber strategy to deliver effective services. Demand is growing in relation to force business, digital products and the need for innovation in this area. Regionally and nationally there is a desire to develop a DiTED (Tools, equipment and development) DPS to allow for the purchase of products, software development and training in a competitive and expert environment. It is hoped that through this DPS police forces can work in partnership with digital suppliers to ensure the market can develop alongside the ever growing policing requirements. Procurement of DiTED — Lot 1 — Research and development. A supplier in this lot could be expected to complete work in relation to any digital requirement, but will primarily be expected to conduct work where there is no service provision through the other lots in this framework.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published24 January 2019
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date31 March 2025

About the buyer

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire oversees policing and fire services across the county, and buys as a blue light organisation through its own commercial team. Suppliers register free on the OPFCC Tender Portal, where opportunities are advertised and matched by category code. Larger tenders under the Procurement Act 2023 appear on Find a Tender, while older contracts sit on Contracts Finder. Framework agreements with the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and YPO route much of this spend. One commercial team handles procurement for both Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire's contract awards have been in security and defence equipment, software and information systems and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 35000000 · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
  • 73100000 · Research and experimental development services
  • 73110000 · Research services
  • 73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
  • 73400000 · Research and Development services on security and defence materials

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