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title: "Prison Intelligence Notifications System (PINS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f5c7"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority"
published: "2026-09-09"
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# Prison Intelligence Notifications System (PINS)

Buyer: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f5c7

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## Summary

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority procured renewal and secure ongoing licensing for the Prisoner Intelligence Notification System (PINS), an industry-specific software package (CPV 48100000). PINS gives South Yorkshire Police visibility of the prison population across England and Wales, including prisoner movements and expected releases. It supports intelligence work to identify linked offenders and prolific gangs, enabling those individuals to be tracked during their sentences and after release to help protect the public. The requirement is for a specialist operational intelligence system rather than general-purpose software. The buying authority is South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, with the policing function based in Sheffield. The service supports intelligence and public-safety activity across England and Wales.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the contract is active. Saadian Technologies Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract value is £184,904, and it was signed on 28 August 2026. The route was a limited procedure using a direct award through the GCA G-Cloud 14 framework, without prior publication of a call for competition. The authority stated that the renewal and support agreement was vendor-only and could not be provided by another third party; there were no tender submissions to evaluate. The stated award criterion was price. The procurement was arranged as one lot, which is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award and contract are active. The lot included an option for one further 12-month extension.

This procurement indicates established demand for specialist prison-population and offender-intelligence software within policing. A credible future supplier would need to provide secure, reliable access to information on prisoners in England and Wales, including movements and anticipated releases, and support intelligence analysis linking offenders and prolific gangs across custody and post-release periods. The incumbent route depended on a vendor-only licence renewal and support arrangement, so competitors would need either equivalent proprietary capability or a clearly supportable alternative that meets the authority’s operational and security requirements. Relevant businesses are established software providers with experience of public-safety intelligence, secure data handling, system support and continuity of service. Familiarity with public-sector framework purchasing and direct-award routes would also be commercially relevant for this buyer.

## Notice

Renewal contract and secure ongoing licence to use PINS - the Prisoner Intelligence Notification System. The use of PINS is necessary so that the Force has visibility of the prison population within England and Wales, allowing for movements of prisoners and upcoming releases to be tracked by the respective force. The system also allows force's to complete intelligence work in order to better protect the public by identifying linked offenders and prolific gangs, so that these can be tracked throughout their sentences but also after release.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal contract and secure ongoing licence to use PINS - the Prisoner Intelligence Notification System. The use of PINS is necessary so that the Force has visibility of the prison population within England and Wales, allowing for movements of prisoners and upcoming releases to be tracked by the respective force. The system also allows force's to complete intelligence work in order to better protect the public by identifying linked offenders and prolific gangs, so that these can be tracked throughout their sentences but also after release.

Options: 1 x 12 month extension option

### Procurement Information

The route to market is via direct award using the GCA G-Cloud 14 framework. This was identified by procurement as the best option for placing a contract with Saadian Technologies for the renewal of the incumbent PINS licenses, with a vendor-only license renewal and support agreement, which no other 3rd party can provide. As such, the G-Cloud direct award process proved the most appropriate, compliant route and there were no tender submissions to evaluate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085442-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £184,904 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAADIAN TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 14:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085442-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/

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