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title: "Forensic Evidence Management Platform"
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# Forensic Evidence Management Platform

Buyer: West Yorkshire Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d1eafee-7a2b-45e8-94cb-2f22478cfaf1

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## Summary

West Yorkshire Combined Authority procured a forensic evidence management software platform to support crime scene and collision investigations, forensic laboratory imaging, evidence management and identification activities. The requirement is for specialist software services delivered in West Yorkshire. The platform is intended to support several connected stages of forensic work, from investigation and imaging through to managing and identifying evidence. This is a focused public-sector technology requirement for suppliers with relevant forensic systems expertise, rather than a general IT hardware or networking purchase.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Phoenix Software Limited. The authority used a selective further competition as a call-off from its framework for IT hardware, networking, security equipment and commercial off-the-shelf software. The award was made on 15 October 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. Its awarded value is £145,404.48; the tender’s estimated value range was £96,936.32 to £145,404.48. The tender deadline was 13 August 2026. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the buyer sought a software platform for the forensic investigation, imaging, evidence management and identification functions described above.

For suppliers who did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement from West Yorkshire Combined Authority for specialist forensic evidence management software supporting police-related investigation and laboratory workflows. A credible competitor would need to show that its platform can support crime scene and collision investigation, forensic lab imaging, evidence management and identification as an integrated operational requirement. The successful supplier was a large software company, but the procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller providers could be relevant where they can demonstrate the necessary product capability and dependable delivery for a public-sector customer. The call-off route also shows that the buyer used an existing technology framework and a further competition, so framework access and the ability to compete through that route are commercially important.

## Notice

This is an awarded contract following a Further Competition from 2821-2022 Framework for the Supply of IT Hardware, Networking and Security Equipment and Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS) for a Forensic Evidence Management Platform to support crime scene investigation, collision investigation, forensic lab imaging, evidence management and identification activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c440ce4-49c9-47a2-9fce-7fd0c7954c5d |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £145,404 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £145,404 |
| 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 | West Yorkshire Combined Authority |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 2DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 10:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c440ce4-49c9-47a2-9fce-7fd0c7954c5d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c440ce4-49c9-47a2-9fce-7fd0c7954c5d
  21st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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