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Arachnid Data Portal

HOME OFFICE

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13 Mar 2024 at 11:01

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has awarded a contract for the Arachnid Data Portal project with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, valued at £66,600. The project aims to combat child sexual abuse material online by utilising data collected through Project Arachnid, an internet crawler. The contract period spans from 7th March 2024 to 31st March 2026.

This contract opportunity falls under the service category of 'Database software package' and 'Data services'. Businesses in the technology sector providing data analytics or software solutions related to child protection and online safety could find this tender particularly relevant. The procurement method used was a single tender action, and the contract was directly awarded without an open tender process, offering a specific opportunity for targeted service providers in this field.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Arachnid Data Portal

Notice Description

Project Arachnid Data Portal: Home Office would like to obtain this data to help guide industry engagement in the tackling child sexual abuse unit as it will allow us to determine where the most prolific sharing of child sexual abuse material occurs on the internet. As Ofcom become the new regulators of the internet following Royal Ascent of the Online Safety Bill, they will also need this information to help determines the threat online and which platforms/search services are responsive to taking down child sexual abuse. The data that we will be getting from C3P (Supplier) is with regards to their Project Arachnid. This Project was initially funded by the Home Office and has come from a 5 yearlong partnership with this NGO. Project Arachnid is an internet crawler, on both the clear and dark web, to combat the growing proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet. It was initially designed to follow links on sites previously reported to Cybertip.ca that contained CSAM and detect where known images/videos are being made publicly available. Once CSAM is detected, a notice is sent to the provider hosting the content requesting its removal. Project Arachnid now also visits publicly available forums and chatrooms frequented by offenders, where it is reasonably believed that CSAM may be shared or the exploitation of children may be discussed. As of May 2023, Project Arachnid has detected over 55 million suspected images of CSAM requiring further review and has issued over 28 million takedown notices to hosting providers. The portal that the Home Office and Ofcom will be provided with, holds the data collected from C3P's crawler. This data will include Removal Notice Requests sent, the take down time per notice, the hash information and the total media and classification notices.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92c9804f-c711-40c4-a7a9-37b7512e9a81
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48611000 - Database software package

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£66,600 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£66,600 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
7 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 2-3 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
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CANADIAN CENTRE FOR CHILD PROTECTION

Further Information

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