Notice Information
Notice Title
Forensics Case Management System
Notice Description
Greater Manchester Combined Authority ("The Authority"), as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police ("GMP") is seeking to appoint a dynamic, innovative, single service provider for the provision of a Replacement Forensics Case Management System. GMP currently use two standalone Case Management Systems (CMS) to manage forensic workloads for Digital Forensics and Physical Forensics, respectively. The replacement solution should be an integrated system for the management of all aspects of the forensic case management process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 3 years (2 years plus 1 year)
Planning Information
Prior to any procurement process, GMP is undertaking a period of market engagement. Interested parties will be invited to express an interest in this engagement and complete a short questionnaire, which will allow GMP to better understand the current market and assist the Authority in the development of the final specification and most appropriate route to market. Expressions of interest, and requests to complete the questionnaire can be made by contacting Chris Garner via email at christopher.garner@gmp.police.uk. Clarifications may also be sought via the same address. Please quote reference A1220 on all correspondence. There may be scope for a number of 1-2-1 sessions with interested parties, dependant on the content and information gathered during this engagement. It should be noted that tender documents have not yet been issued for this contract. The full specification will be made available at that start of any formal procurement process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05da0e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082190-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 11 May 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Chris Garner
- Contact Email
- christopher.garner@gmp.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 6EU
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082190-2025
11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082187-2025
11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081348-2025
10th December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070904-2025
4th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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