Notice Information
Notice Title
Holmes
Notice Description
HOLMES is a Major Enquiry System that has been designed to aid the investigation into large-scale enquiries. It is used by the police to collate and subsequently cross reference all information gathered in a major investigations
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cbcaaf82-451c-4ab1-b2b1-2a410778ad8b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca59708d-8d62-4034-af59-9d22c930d73e
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £710,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £710,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Sep 2025 - 25 Sep 2028 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
- SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE HEADQUARTERS
- Contact Name
- JANE TUNSTALL
- Contact Email
- jane.tunstall@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S9 2EH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- Darnall
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield South East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca59708d-8d62-4034-af59-9d22c930d73e
4th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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