---
title: "Provision of Digital Forensic Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e983"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Work & Pensions"
published: "2026-08-21"
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# Provision of Digital Forensic Services

Buyer: Department for Work & Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e983

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions is procuring digital forensic services to support ongoing fraud investigations. The work involves analysing digital devices seized during those investigations, requiring specialist examination and investigative capability rather than general IT support. It is a public-sector investigation services requirement, classified under CPV 79720000. The buying organisation is a central government department, and the service supports its fraud-investigation activity. The requirement is focused on the forensic analysis of seized devices and the production of findings that can inform continuing investigations. Businesses specialising in digital forensics, device examination and evidence-led investigative support are the most relevant market participants for this type of work.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. CCL Solutions (Group) Limited was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed and started on 14 August 2026, runs to 31 March 2027, and has a maximum extent date of 30 September 2027. Its value is £112,500 excluding VAT and £135,000 including VAT. The contract includes an option and renewal of six months. The award is active and the contract is active. The published process records no competitive evaluation basis; the route used was a direct award without competition. The buyer is the Department for Work and Pensions.

This award shows that the Department for Work and Pensions buys specialist digital forensic analysis to support fraud investigations involving seized devices. A credible future competitor would need the technical capability to acquire, preserve and examine digital evidence from relevant devices, interpret findings for investigative use, and provide clear, defensible outputs to a government fraud-investigation team. The requirement suits established digital forensics and investigation-services providers with sufficient specialist staff, secure handling processes, reliable quality controls and the operational capacity to manage investigative workloads. The selected supplier is a large organisation, indicating that scale and the ability to deliver consistently for a central government buyer may be commercially important when this requirement returns.

## Notice

Analysis of digital devices seized as part of ongoing fraud investigations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079868-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £112,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Work & Pensions |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| 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 | CCL Solutions (Group) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79720000 - Investigation services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 12:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079868-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079868-2026
  21st August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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