Tender

Enterprise Architecture Tool

THE POLICE, FIRE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

07 Jan 2026 at 15:12

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Planning

26 Mar 2025 at 15:21

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Enterprise Architecture Tool" initiated by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire was recently withdrawn. The process was originally planned to serve the DDaT department of Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire as a part of their shared Enabling Services, with the aim of improving document management and system architecture accessibility. The process was affected by a cancellation notice published on 7th January 2026. Key earlier stages, such as the preliminary market engagement phase, were scheduled from 15th to 17th April 2025, inviting suppliers to showcase their solutions. The process was situated in Wellingborough, United Kingdom, and mainly targeted the software package and information systems industry. The procurement stage when cancelled was in the planning phase, with a gross value estimate of £660,000.

This tender presented significant business opportunities for companies specialising in software and information systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) offering innovative Enterprise Architecture solutions particularly stood to benefit, given the expressed interest in market offerings during the preliminary market engagement phase. With a substantial project budget and the potential for a contract period extending to 2031, businesses involved in providing advanced software solutions for system documentation and accessibility could have seen growth potential through this contract. However, interested parties should remain informed of future procurement opportunities from this organisation, as similar needs may arise again.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Architecture Tool

Notice Description

Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire have added an Enterprise Architecture function to their DDaT department supporting both organisations as part of their shared Enabling Services. As part of that initiative, there is a need to properly document the organisation's architecture and enable far easier accessibility and maintenance of this information. We are seeking to understand what software and systems are available on the market to aid in this work.

Planning Information

We are conducting a preliminary market engagement exercise to understand what the market has to offer. We are inviting suppliers to demonstrate their tools via Microsoft teams on Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th April and as such suppliers will need to be available on any of these dates to demonstrate. Each supplier will have 1.5 hours to provide a demonstration of their product. Please complete the word document included in the documents on our Atamis site and return via messaging centre on Atamis. https://northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome If you have any issues accessing please contact on commercial@northants.police.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f90b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001149-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 May 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Withdrawn
Lots Status
Withdrawn
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE POLICE, FIRE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Ruth Kent
Contact Email
commercial@northants.police.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode
NN8 6GS
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England), TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Brickhill and Queensway
Westminster Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden

Further Information

Notice Documents

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