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title: "Interim Head of Data"
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# Interim Head of Data

Buyer: POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22aa2562-2f8d-42e9-9ad8-2e910866c2c5

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## Summary

The Police Digital Service procured interim Head of Data expertise: a temporary senior data leadership resource, classified as IT services. The requirement concerns providing an interim leader rather than a specified software product or development project. The buyer is the Police Digital Service, based in London, and the work is located in the United Kingdom. This is a services requirement intended to provide senior data capability to the organisation. The procurement is relevant to interim management and recruitment suppliers able to identify and supply experienced data leaders, particularly those serving public-sector or policing clients.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Permanent Futures Ltd. on 11 September 2026. The award value was £113,400. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 28 February 2027. The buyer used a selective procedure, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The stated estimated procurement value was also £113,400. The requirement was presented as a single service, with no separate lots recorded. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable, while voluntary, community and social enterprises were not. No award scoring criteria or supplier eligibility requirements are described in the available process information.

For interim leadership and specialist recruitment firms, this award demonstrates demand from the Police Digital Service for a temporary Head of Data, supplied through a framework call-off. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need access to senior data leaders who can take on an organisational leadership role at short notice, and the ability to match a candidate to the buyer’s needs. The selected supplier is a small business, showing that a firm of that scale can deliver this type of assignment. Relevant experience in placing interim data executives and understanding public-sector or policing environments would help suppliers make a strong case. Framework access is commercially important because this purchase was made as a call-off rather than through a standalone open competition.

## Notice

Interim Head of Data resource

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5036686-b0e9-49c1-9a29-a59a3d6071ee |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £113,400 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £113,400 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2V 7JE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Cheap |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 15:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5036686-b0e9-49c1-9a29-a59a3d6071ee

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5036686-b0e9-49c1-9a29-a59a3d6071ee
  13th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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