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title: "Supply and support of servers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f261"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Supply and support of servers

Buyer: Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f261

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## Summary

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside and Chief Constable for Merseyside bought network servers and associated support for a Live Facial Recognition project. This is a goods requirement covering the supply of server hardware and the support needed to keep the project’s infrastructure operating. The buyer is based at Merseyside Police Headquarters in Liverpool, with delivery in the North West of England. The requirement is relevant to businesses supplying network servers, police or public-sector technology infrastructure, and technical support for specialist data-processing or facial-recognition environments. The recorded classification is CPV 48821000 for network servers.

The procurement has been completed and a supplier was selected through a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot. SWITCHSHOP LIMITED was awarded the contract, which is active, and the contract was signed on 4 September 2026. The contract runs from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029. Its value is £43,212.15 excluding VAT and £51,854.58 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the limited-competition route; the published data does not set out separate quality, technical or price weightings. The buyer is the Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside and Chief Constable for Merseyside, and the awarded scope is the supply and support of servers for the Live Facial Recognition project.

Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear indication of the buyer’s demand for dedicated server infrastructure and ongoing technical support for a policing technology project. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to supply network servers and demonstrate that it can support them throughout a multi-year operational period. Relevant experience with public-sector, policing, security-sensitive or facial-recognition infrastructure would strengthen a supplier’s position, particularly where reliable operation, integration and responsive support are important. The award to SWITCHSHOP LIMITED, identified as an SME, also indicates that a specialist small or medium-sized technology supplier can be suitable for this type of requirement.

## Notice

Supply and support of servers for Live Facial Recognition project

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083942-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £43,212 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 3AN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Everton West |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Switchshop Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48821000 - Network servers

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 14:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083942-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083942-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://wwww.switchshop.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.merseysidepcc.info/

## Provenance

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