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title: "Interim CIO"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Interim CIO

Buyer: POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-58e74639-4b3e-4b1d-be64-3ac9aa3c59f0

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## Summary

The Police Digital Service procured an interim Chief Information Officer resource: senior IT leadership and advice for the organisation. The requirement is classed as IT services, covering consulting, software development, internet and support (CPV 72000000), although the stated scope is specifically an interim CIO resource. The buyer is the Police Digital Service, based in London. The procurement data identifies the delivery country as the United Kingdom but does not identify a specific delivery location. It is a services requirement and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This is evidence of demand for temporary executive-level digital and technology leadership within a public-sector police service.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Permanent Futures Ltd. on 14 August 2026. The awarded value was £279,000. The contract period runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The buyer used a selective route as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 14 August 2026 at 12:00. The stated estimated tender value was also £279,000. The requirement is presented as a single interim CIO resource, with no lots identified. The procurement records SME suitability. No detailed evaluation weighting or specific eligibility thresholds are set out in the supplied process information, so the stated outcome establishes the selected supplier and route but not the comparative scoring basis.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to provide an experienced interim chief information officer able to take senior responsibility for digital and technology leadership in a police-sector organisation. The purchase demonstrates demand for executive-level IT capability, rather than a general technology delivery team: the stated requirement is for an interim CIO resource, within the wider field of IT consulting and support. Suppliers may be better placed if they can evidence relevant senior leadership experience, understand public-sector operating environments and provide an individual able to assume responsibility quickly. The selected supplier is recorded as an SME, and the requirement was marked suitable for SMEs, indicating that a smaller specialist firm can meet this scale of need. The call-off route also means suppliers would need access to the relevant framework to compete through the same route.

## Notice

Interim CIO Resource

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6647d54f-dedc-4b99-a675-70f5e3c7be89 |
| 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 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £279,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £279,000 |
| 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 15:00 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6647d54f-dedc-4b99-a675-70f5e3c7be89
- 13 Oct 2026 at 14:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6647d54f-dedc-4b99-a675-70f5e3c7be89

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6647d54f-dedc-4b99-a675-70f5e3c7be89
  13th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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