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title: "Digital Intelligence Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059ebc"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTH WALES POLICE & NORTH WALES POLICE"
published: "2026-04-15"
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# Digital Intelligence Solution

Buyer: POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTH WALES POLICE & NORTH WALES POLICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059ebc

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## Summary

The procurement process led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police focuses on the acquisition of a "Digital Intelligence Solution" catered to their Digital Forensics Unit. The procurement is categorised under investigation and security services and is located in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. The direct award method, justified by the exclusive rights associated with the Cellebrite software, was utilised to secure a contract with Cellebrite UK Limited, ensuring continued use and development of their solutions. The contract, valued at £310,899.48, was signed on 15th April 2026, and remains active until 2nd October 2027, with the award process first initiated on 1st October 2025.

This tender is an excellent opportunity for businesses in the digital forensics and law enforcement support sectors, particularly those specialising in data extraction and security services using sophisticated software solutions. Companies with expertise in mobile device data recovery and security bypass technology would be well-positioned to compete, albeit indirectly, as this process favours suppliers with proprietary software and exclusive rights like Cellebrite. The established collaboration promises growth through adapting to new technology models and providing continued advanced services, highlighting the importance for other businesses to innovate and potentially collaborate or subcontract to be a part of the evolving landscape of digital forensic solutions.

## Notice

North Wales Police Digital Forensics Unit (DFU) have invested and implemented a solution that is fit for purpose and complies with ISO 17025 accreditation requirements. Cellebrite as a company is forever growing and improving its services to support law enforcement and digital forensics labs. This allows labs to offer a service of extracting data from mobile devices, whilst keeping up with the forever changing landscape of technology by improving the capabilities for password recovery, bypassing and brute forcing.

### Procurement Information

North Wales Police DFU have a number of objectives to achieve to allow us to continue offering this service to our end users: * Secure a contract to continue using the Cellebrite Software for mobile device extraction and device unlocking services. * Extend the scope of accreditation as documented within the Forensic Science Regulators Code of Practice. * Maintain staff competency and retain the ability of staff by continuing to use the developed method and process that Cellebrite software brings, in addition to the training and familiarity that staff already have with Cellebrite. The above are only possible with the particular vendor being on board with NWP. NWP have invested significantly to allow us to offer these services inhouse and avoid outsourcing of work or hindering an investigation. The only supplier of Cellebrite software solutions is Cellebrite themselves. A review of the processes has identified other Vendors that offer such services however none of these Vendors ensure we can continue with the same services as below. Cellebrite allows NWP DFU to offer the below services, but are not limited to: * Mobile device unlocking, brute force or security bypass. * Physical extraction of data from numerous mobile devices and SIM cards. * Logical extraction of data from numerous mobile devices and SIM cards. * Urgent send-off service to unlock limited devices which are not supported by local solutions. * Cellebrite Advanced Services - for example repair of devices to allow data transfer. Advanced download methods such as Chip-Off. * Keep abreast of changes in technology and allow for support for new models with ongoing development. * Capture of data from unsupported devices which fall outside of the software and hardware support. * Support portal for members to raise tickets and resolve problems that arise. * Warranty replacement of cables or hardware. If we were to utilise different software from a different supplier, we would lose a number of the benefits, but most importantly, we would incur additional expenses of re-training staff, amending processes within DFU and high costs of obtaining revalidation/reaccreditation via UKAS due to this being a service which is part of the DFU ISO accreditation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034331-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 22 Apr 2026 - 2 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £248,719 |
| Contracts value | £310,899 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTH WALES POLICE & NORTH WALES POLICE |
| Locality | COLWYN BAY, NORTH WALES |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL29 8AW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire |
| Local authority | Conwy |
| Electoral ward | Glyn |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CELLEBRITE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79700000 - Investigation and security services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2026 at 14:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034331-2026
- 9 Apr 2026 at 09:10 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032207-2026
- 22 Sep 2025 at 09:12 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058366-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034331-2026
  15th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032207-2026
  9th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058366-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.north-wales.police.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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