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title: "Long Arm Software"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef02"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police"
published: "2026-08-29"
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# Long Arm Software

Buyer: The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef02

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## Summary

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police is procuring Long Arm software for police investigations. The secure platform supports non-attributable internet searching, so activity cannot be traced back to the police, and provides open-source intelligence gathering. It replaces the previous Spectrum capability and is intended for use by trained investigators across the organisation. The procurement was conducted jointly with the Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The requirement is for software and information systems, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The selected supplier is Internet Investigation Solutions Ltd, a UK small and medium-sized enterprise based in Liverpool. The service is embedded in the police organisations’ investigative operations and supports daily use by several hundred trained users.

This completed procurement was awarded through a direct award rather than an open competition, under the stated switching direct award rationale. The buyer says Long Arm has been in force since 2020, several hundred users are trained on it, and no other supplier offers a similar product with the current range of services. One lot was completed and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Internet Investigation Solutions Ltd was selected as supplier. The award is recorded at £477 excluding tax and £57,319,043 including tax. The recorded contract period runs from 29 August 2026 to 29 August 2029. A signature milestone was scheduled for 29 August 2026. The award is above the applicable threshold.

For suppliers assessing future police demand, this procurement demonstrates a requirement for secure, non-attributable internet investigation software combined with open-source intelligence capability. A credible competitor would need to provide a secure platform that protects police attribution while supporting investigators’ online searching and intelligence-gathering work. It would need to match the breadth of services delivered by the incumbent and support operational use by several hundred trained users, rather than serving only a small specialist team. Evidence of reliable daily use in policing, a practical migration path from an embedded system, and the ability to train and support users across Thames Valley and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight would be important. The direct award rationale also indicates that demonstrating comparable functionality and manageable switching effort would be central to competing when this requirement returns.

## Notice

Longarm allows investigations on the internet using a secure platform that cannot be tracked back to the police. It also allows for open-source intelligence gathering. This service replaced the previous Spectrum capability.

### Procurement Information

This solution has been in force since 2020 with several hundred users trained and using this solution daily. This solution is our non-attributable internet searching capability which has been embedded into the organisation for a number of years and therefore a large number of users trained. There is not another supplier of a similar product and therefore a significant amount of work would be required to change the product. Any new product would not provide the current range of services available from Long Arm.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082390-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £477 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police |
| Additional buyers | The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight |
| Locality | KIDLINGTON |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX5 1NZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Cherwell |
| Electoral ward | Kidlington West |
| Westminster constituency | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Internet Investigation Solutions Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 29 Aug 2026 at 12:21 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082390-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082390-2026
  29th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://ii-solutions.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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