Expired contract

Provison of Digital Forensic Services

Details

Supplier(s)
SYTECH Digital Forensics, CCL-Forensics Ltd
Value
£5,337,400
Duration
4 years
Topic
Electronic detection apparatus
Published
17 December 2020

Tender description

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey on behalf of themselves and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex (thereafter known as 'the Authority') are procuring Digital Forensic Services under a competitive procurement conducted in accordance with the OJEU Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority is seeking to award a single contract for core services. This service includes: - preservation, acquisition, analysis and reporting on data and/or grading of images retrieved from various digital media devices - collecting and returning exhibits - attending Court as a professional witness - writing witness statements - providing exhibit and case reports. The term for this contract shall be 2 years with the option to extend by 2 additional 12 month increment(s), making the maximum possible contract term 4 years. The option to extend the contract shall be at the sole discretion of the Authority. The estimated total value of the contract is £4,800,000, which is based on approximate total annual spend aggregated over 4 years.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date29 February 2020
  2. Completed: Award published17 December 2020
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date28 February 2024

About the buyer

Sussex Police buys as a blue light force through a joint procurement service shared with Surrey Police. This Joint Procurement Service advises both forces and their Police and Crime Commissioners on every tender. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Suppliers register free on the In-Tend portal, where day-to-day opportunities are published. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. National policing contracts increasingly route through BlueLight Commercial, formed in 2024 from the Police Digital Service's frameworks. Bidders are asked to submit a social value plan using BlueLight Commercial's NETpositive tool.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of Sussex Police's contract awards have been in office and computing equipment and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 31642000 · Electronic detection apparatus
  • 32000000 · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 33950000 · Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
  • 38430000 · Detection and analysis apparatus
  • 45215147 · Forensic room construction work
  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems
  • 71600000 · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • 71620000 · Analysis services
  • 71621000 · Technical analysis or consultancy services
  • 71630000 · Technical inspection and testing services
  • 71631000 · Technical inspection services
  • 72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72300000 · Data services
  • 72316000 · Data analysis services
  • 72400000 · Internet services
  • 72500000 · Computer-related services
  • 72700000 · Computer network services
  • 72800000 · Computer audit and testing services
  • 72900000 · Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
  • 75240000 · Public security, law and order services
  • 79720000 · Investigation services

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