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Mixed Media Processing and Case Analysis

Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jul 2026 at 14:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

06 Jul 2026 at 08:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

22 Jun 2026 at 13:54

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police and North Wales Police procured outsourced digital forensics services titled Mixed Media Processing and Case Analysis. The requirement is to extract data from digital devices when the internal Digital Forensics Unit lacks capacity or has a backlog, supporting examination of devices linked to cases. The service falls within analysis services (CPV 71620000) and is delivered in Wales. The buyer is based at Force Headquarters in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. The procurement covers one requirement rather than separate workstreams, and is relevant to organisations providing specialist digital-device data extraction, forensic processing and associated case analysis for policing or other investigative environments.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. It was a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023, justified by the specialist nature of the service, limited marketplace capacity and the urgency created by device backlogs and potential delays to cases and victims. CCL Forensics Ltd was selected. The award was dated 22 June 2026 at £300,000 excluding VAT (£375,000 gross). The contract was signed on 17 July 2026 and runs from 17 July 2026 to 31 July 2027. The buyer may make two 12-month extensions, with a maximum contract end date of 31 July 2029. Evaluation was conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender.

This award indicates a requirement for a specialist provider able to process and extract data from digital devices when police forensic teams face capacity constraints or accumulated backlogs. A credible future competitor would need proven digital forensics capability, reliable handling of evidential material and the operational capacity to absorb fluctuating demand without delaying investigations. Experience supporting casework would be important because the service is intended to prevent delays affecting cases and victims, rather than simply provide generic data analysis. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate specialist expertise suitable for a limited-capacity market and the resilience to support a policing customer across a substantial service period, including potential extensions. The buyer is North Wales Police, so relevant public-sector or law-enforcement delivery experience would strengthen a competing proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mixed Media Processing and Case Analysis

Notice Description

Outsource the data extraction from digital devices when the internal Digital Forensics Unit are at capacity or have a backlog of devices requiring extraction.

Procurement Information

Lack of capacity in the marketplace and the specialist nature of the services required. The urgency of the requirement in terms of the risk of delaying examination of some of the devices due to the backlog, and the effect this could have on cases / victims

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068257-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71620000 - Analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£375,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
17 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLWYN BAY, NORTH WALES
Postcode
LL29 8AW
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Conwy
Electoral Ward
Glyn
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CCL Forensics LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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