Notice Information
Notice Title
BLC0306 - Framework for the Provision of Covert Management Systems
Notice Description
BlueLight Commercial are looking to establish a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Covert Management Systems. The Framework Agreement will be available for use by all UK Police Forces and other agencies, the participants are named in the ITT documentation. BlueLight Commercial work in collaboration with blue light organisations to maximise commercial benefit to UK emergency services. A number of covert tactics are available to law enforcement agencies in the UK to enable them to prevent and detect crime or disorder and maintain public safety. This is a highly regulated activity, with organisations making use of undercover tactics, covert human intelligence sources and protected persons management. Law enforcement agencies require specialised systems to allow them to effectively manage any covert operations, ensuring appropriate authority is granted and a clear audit trail is available. BlueLight Commercial are seeking Commercial-off-the Shelf (COTS) Covert Management Systems which can be hosted on-premise or within the cloud. The systems are required to support: * Core Module - end-to-end planning, authorisation, risk management, product handling and oversight of covert operations, * Prison Surveillance - enabling request and retrieval of material held in the prison network, * Protected Person Management - for the management of individuals under protection e.g. witnesses, judges, jurors, officers and family members, * Surveillance Operations Management, * Undercover Operations Management, * Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS) handling, * Communications Authority Management, * Technical Support Unit (TSU) Support. This will be for a period of four (4) years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ee31
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014698-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48100000 - Industry specific software package
72261000 - Software support services
72266000 - Software consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20265 days ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Mar 2026 - 8 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- 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
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- jake.laurie@bluelight.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JS
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014698-2026
18th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082631-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079472-2025
3rd December 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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