Notice Information
Notice Title
HOLMES 2
Notice Description
Information technology system that is predominantly used by UK police forces for the investigation of major incidents. Direct award under GCloud14
Lot Information
Lot 1
Information technology system that is predominantly used by UK police forces for the investigation of major incidents. Contract Start Date 26/09/2025 Contract End Date 25/09/2029 1 x 12 Month Extension
Procurement Information
Direct award under GCloud14
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064dce
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012378-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £216,306 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR DURHAM
- Contact Name
- Mark Foster
- Contact Email
- mark.foster@durham.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH1 5TT
- Post Town
- Durham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC41 Durham
- Delivery Location
- TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham
-
- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Westminster Constituency
- City of Durham
Further Information
Notice URLs
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