--- title: "Arachnid Data Portal" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2024-03-13" --- # Arachnid Data Portal Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1f3595e-081f-4c09-b196-551195a33bea.json) ## Summary The Home Office has awarded a contract for the Arachnid Data Portal project with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, valued at £66,600. The project aims to combat child sexual abuse material online by utilising data collected through Project Arachnid, an internet crawler. The contract period spans from 7th March 2024 to 31st March 2026. This contract opportunity falls under the service category of 'Database software package' and 'Data services'. Businesses in the technology sector providing data analytics or software solutions related to child protection and online safety could find this tender particularly relevant. The procurement method used was a single tender action, and the contract was directly awarded without an open tender process, offering a specific opportunity for targeted service providers in this field. ## Notice Project Arachnid Data Portal: Home Office would like to obtain this data to help guide industry engagement in the tackling child sexual abuse unit as it will allow us to determine where the most prolific sharing of child sexual abuse material occurs on the internet. As Ofcom become the new regulators of the internet following Royal Ascent of the Online Safety Bill, they will also need this information to help determines the threat online and which platforms/search services are responsive to taking down child sexual abuse. The data that we will be getting from C3P (Supplier) is with regards to their Project Arachnid. This Project was initially funded by the Home Office and has come from a 5 yearlong partnership with this NGO. Project Arachnid is an internet crawler, on both the clear and dark web, to combat the growing proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet. It was initially designed to follow links on sites previously reported to Cybertip.ca that contained CSAM and detect where known images/videos are being made publicly available. Once CSAM is detected, a notice is sent to the provider hosting the content requesting its removal. Project Arachnid now also visits publicly available forums and chatrooms frequented by offenders, where it is reasonably believed that CSAM may be shared or the exploitation of children may be discussed. As of May 2023, Project Arachnid has detected over 55 million suspected images of CSAM requiring further review and has issued over 28 million takedown notices to hosting providers. The portal that the Home Office and Ofcom will be provided with, holds the data collected from C3P's crawler. This data will include Removal Notice Requests sent, the take down time per notice, the hash information and the total media and classification notices. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92c9804f-c711-40c4-a7a9-37b7512e9a81 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 7 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £66,600 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £66,600 | | 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 | HOME OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CANADIAN CENTRE FOR CHILD PROTECTION | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48611000 - Database software package - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 13 Mar 2024 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92c9804f-c711-40c4-a7a9-37b7512e9a81 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92c9804f-c711-40c4-a7a9-37b7512e9a81 13th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29b4759f-ce70-43af-96fe-1eca24cd0988 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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