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Supply and support of servers

Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside

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04 Sep 2026 at 14:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside and Chief Constable for Merseyside bought network servers and associated support for a Live Facial Recognition project. This is a goods requirement covering the supply of server hardware and the support needed to keep the project’s infrastructure operating. The buyer is based at Merseyside Police Headquarters in Liverpool, with delivery in the North West of England. The requirement is relevant to businesses supplying network servers, police or public-sector technology infrastructure, and technical support for specialist data-processing or facial-recognition environments. The recorded classification is CPV 48821000 for network servers.

The procurement has been completed and a supplier was selected through a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot. SWITCHSHOP LIMITED was awarded the contract, which is active, and the contract was signed on 4 September 2026. The contract runs from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029. Its value is £43,212.15 excluding VAT and £51,854.58 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the limited-competition route; the published data does not set out separate quality, technical or price weightings. The buyer is the Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside and Chief Constable for Merseyside, and the awarded scope is the supply and support of servers for the Live Facial Recognition project.

Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear indication of the buyer’s demand for dedicated server infrastructure and ongoing technical support for a policing technology project. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to supply network servers and demonstrate that it can support them throughout a multi-year operational period. Relevant experience with public-sector, policing, security-sensitive or facial-recognition infrastructure would strengthen a supplier’s position, particularly where reliable operation, integration and responsive support are important. The award to SWITCHSHOP LIMITED, identified as an SME, also indicates that a specialist small or medium-sized technology supplier can be suitable for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply and support of servers

Notice Description

Supply and support of servers for Live Facial Recognition project

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f261
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083942-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48821000 - Network servers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£43,212 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 3AN
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Everton West
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Switchshop Ltd

Further Information

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