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BLC0348-Out of Court Resolution (OOCR)

BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

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Planning

25 Aug 2026 at 16:08

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

BlueLight Commercial Limited is planning a technology and services procurement for the Home Office and National Police Chiefs’ Council. The work concerns future delivery of Out of Court Resolutions, which are ways of dealing with offences without taking a case through court. The buyer wants to understand how existing market products and capabilities could support managing these resolutions, helping decision-makers, making referrals, producing reports, and providing oversight. This is an information technology services requirement, covering areas such as software, consultancy, development, internet and support services. Delivery is intended across the United Kingdom. The requirement is organised as one planned lot and is intended to support policing and wider public-sector users involved in Out of Court Resolutions.

This process is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. The lot is planned to use a contract running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible renewal extending the maximum period to 31 March 2031. The buyer expects the next notice to be published by 1 February 2027; this is an indicative publication expectation, not a deadline for suppliers. The recorded gross value is £0. The procurement is planned under the UK Public Contracts Act 2023. It is a single-lot requirement, and the lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The project should suit suppliers able to provide configurable technology and associated services for public-sector case or resolution management. Relevant strengths include software platforms for managing workflows and records, decision-support tools, referral and onward-service functionality, management information and reporting, audit trails, governance controls, and oversight dashboards. Suppliers with experience integrating systems used by policing, justice, government or other regulated organisations are likely to be well placed when the requirement reaches the market. Practical preparation should include demonstrating how products support consistent decisions, secure information handling, accountable processes and reporting across multiple users or organisations. The stated suitability for SMEs and VCSEs indicates that smaller specialist providers, social enterprises and potential delivery partners should consider how their capability could contribute.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BLC0348-Out of Court Resolution (OOCR)

Notice Description

The Home Office and National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) have commissioned BlueLight Commercial to explore how technology and services could support the future delivery of Out of Court Resolutions (OOCRs). The project is seeking to understand what products and capabilities currently exist within the market to support areas such as OOCR management, decision support, referrals, reporting and oversight.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080969-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Feb 20276 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3JS
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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