Notice Information
Notice Title
Licensing and Support of the Police Records Management System
Notice Description
1 year contract extension for the licensing and support of the Police Record Management System by Niche Technology. This is hosted by Merseyside Police as part of the West Coast Collaboration consisting of Cheshire, Dyfed Powys, Merseyside and North Wales. Record Management application running many of the operational processes of each police force. Niche Technology own and license the software and are the only suppliers of the license, its support and associated development. The total contract value is split proportionately across all four participating police forces.
Procurement Information
Niche Technology UK Ltd own and license the software and are the only supplier of the license, its support and associated development.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ffef
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014061-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79996100 - Records management
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,155,307 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Apr 2025 - 9 Apr 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MISSING
- Additional Buyers
POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR MERSEYSIDE & CHIEF CONSTABLE FOR MERSEYSIDE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@merseyside.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014061-2025
9th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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