Notice Information
Notice Title
Crown DMS Re-Deployment Consultancy
Notice Description
Consultancy/ professional services from Crown to update the Crown Duties Management System (DMS).
Lot Information
Lot 1
This notice covers the consultancy and professional services from Crown to update the Crown Duties Management System (DMS). The current version of Crown DMS utilised by Northumbria Police is now out of support with the supplier, as it hasn't been updated for over 10 years (since the system was first implemented in Northumbria Police). The way the system was originally implemented is not aligned with best practice and Northumbria Police is not utilising all of the available functionality in the system. In order to update the system to the latest version and deploy the best practice configuration, Northumbria Police require the assistance of Crown through use of their professional services. Northumbria Police do not have the in-depth knowledge of the system to be able to carry out this work alone, without adding significant risk to both the timeliness and the quality of the deployment of the latest version.
Procurement Information
The award is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) because the competition is absent for technical reasons. The system is owned, managed and distributed by Crown Computing Limited and there are no other organisations that have the knowledge of the software as Crown do not partner with other organisations. Therefore competition is absent as there is only Crown who would be able to support the works required from a technical perspective.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e79b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007083-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £206,175 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 202512 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBRIA POLICE
- Contact Name
- John Bradford
- Contact Email
- john.bradford@northumbria.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7736193270
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 3PH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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