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LEDS Person Update

Home Office

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

29 Sep 2026 at 13:48

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
AwardUpdate

19 Dec 2025 at 16:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

19 Dec 2025 at 16:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

11 Nov 2025 at 16:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Sep 2025 at 14:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

05 Sep 2025 at 11:07

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office bought managed, engineering and support services for the LEDS Person Product, a component of the Law Enforcement Data Service programme to replace the Police National Computer. The work supports the transition of existing users from the legacy system and delivery of a critical service used by operational policing for real-time checks on people, vehicles and other law-enforcement data. The contract was awarded to PA Consulting Limited. The procurement is categorised as IT services, including consulting, software development and support (CPV 72000000). Delivery is in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PA Consulting Limited following a direct award. The Home Office justified using the incumbent because replacing it during existing work could cause incompatibility, technical difficulties and delays to the critical programme. The award was dated 5 August 2025 and valued at £31.25 million excluding VAT (£37.5 million including VAT). The contract was signed on 17 October 2025. Its recorded period runs from 14 August 2026 to 31 August 2026, with a maximum extent date of 1 August 2027. The signed contract value is £42.25 million excluding VAT (£50.7 million including VAT). One lot was awarded; the published data gives no scored evaluation criteria.

This award shows demand for specialist managed, engineering and support capability on a complex law-enforcement data service, where continuity with existing systems and delivery schedules is important. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need to provide appropriately skilled personnel, onboard them through Home Office processes, and respond promptly to service requests with well-developed statements of work that need little technical revision. The buyer also expects reliable milestone delivery and structured performance management, including satisfaction measures. Suppliers should be able to support equal-opportunity initiatives that build skills and career development for under-represented groups. The scale and criticality of the work favour organisations able to sustain delivery and governance across a major public-sector technology programme. The award was made directly to the incumbent to avoid disruption to work already under way.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LEDS Person Update

Notice Description

LEDS is a programme that has been established to develop a modernised data service, (the Law Enforcement Data Service - LEDS) to replace the Police National Computer (PNC) and better meet the needs of PNC users. LEDS will consist of several products developed to allow the transitioning of PNC users away from the legacy services. One of these products, the LEDS Person Product, is on the critical path for the decommissioning of the PNC. To ensure continuity and timely delivery of this essential component, the remaining work already underway will be completed via a direct award

Procurement Information

The Home Office Law Enforcement Data Services (LEDS) Programme intends to make a direct award to PA Consulting for the provision of managed, engineering, and support services. This contract will run from October 2025 to the end of August 2026. The LEDS Programme is delivering the replacement for the Police National Computer (PNC), a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) service that supports operational policing through real-time checks on individuals, vehicles, and other law enforcement data. This direct award is justified under Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, as the services provided by the incumbent supplier form an extension to existing work. A change in supplier at this stage would result in incompatible services and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, impacting the continuity of the programme. It would also risk delays to critical delivery timelines, which are essential to ensuring the safe and timely transition of the legacy PNC system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0594c0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091895-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£31,250,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£42,250,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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

PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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