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Digital Forensics Provision

Kent & Essex Police

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26 Oct 2026 at 15:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Kent and Essex Police’s Digital Forensics Platform programme is intended to modernise the digital forensics technical environment used by Kent Police and Essex Police. The procurement is for digital forensics provision, classed as a service, with associated information systems and technology planning. Delivery is in the South East of England. The buyer is Kent and Essex Police. The requirement concerns the technical environment supporting digital forensic work across both forces, rather than a general policing or forensic investigation service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Boxxe. Kent and Essex Police used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 22 October 2026, for £265,400. The contract period runs from 23 October 2026 to 22 October 2029. The original tender deadline was 16 October 2026. The procurement was presented as a single requirement, with no separate lots identified. It was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published information does not give a detailed evaluation breakdown, so the specific scoring or award criteria cannot be described.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates that Kent and Essex Police procure a shared digital forensics technical environment through a framework call-off. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to show it can supply and support technology for a programme spanning two police forces, and understand the demands of a digital forensics operating environment. The work is positioned as modernisation of the technical platform, with information systems and technology planning also part of the procurement. The buyer’s stated SME and VCSE suitability indicates that this was not framed for those supplier types. Suppliers with relevant public-sector framework access, delivery capacity across the South East and evidence of serving policing digital forensics requirements would be well placed to compete when this specific requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Forensics Provision

Notice Description

The Digital Forensics Platform (DFP) programme was established to modernised the Digital Forensics (DF) technical environment across Kent Police and Essex Police (KEP)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-505303f9-67d4-4d20-b395-38d2c82e8fb7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec633fb2-bc7f-4d25-a2f0-7e0c45cd9c41
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

32546000 - Digital switching equipment

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£265,400 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£265,400 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Contract Period
23 Oct 2026 - 22 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent & Essex Police
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM2 6DA
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

boxxe Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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