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title: "Digital Evidence Sharing Capability"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000587853"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2019-06-28"
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# Digital Evidence Sharing Capability

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000587853

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is planning a procurement process for a project titled "Digital Evidence Sharing Capability", aimed at developing an IT solution to facilitate the secure collection, editing, and sharing of digital evidence across Scotland's criminal justice system. The procurement falls under the services industry category and will take place in Glasgow, UK. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a notable future notice date set for 13th September 2019. The procurement method is identified as a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, with intentions to award a single contract for the specified requirements.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT solutions, particularly those with expertise in multimedia processing and digital forensic capabilities. Companies that provide services such as system customisation, technical support, and full service management would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The initiative encourages collaboration with local authorities and private enterprises, thereby fostering an environment for innovation and growth in the public sector technology market.

## Notice

The Scottish Government (working in partnership with Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, and others) will shortly be undertaking the procurement of an IT solution aimed at the secure collection, editing and sharing of digital evidence between multiple organisations. The solution will be required to support the full service pattern, capability catalogue and IT system support for the lifecycle of digital evidence. The service pattern includes the collection of evidence from local authorities, businesses and the public, through to the editing of multimedia assets by both police and prosecution, and onward sharing to other parties such as defence agents and the court system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The requirement is for an IT solution to be used across Scotland's criminal justice system. The solution's purpose is to enable end users to collect, edit and share digital forms of evidence such as CCTV and other multimedia. The functionality and capabilities of the solution are expected to include: asset storage; conversion and transcoding; searching and indexing; viewing (including video playback); editing (including bookmarks and clipping); auditing (including chain of evidence); support for retention and archive policies; and deletion. Data types to be covered include (but are not limited to) multimedia such as video, images and audio, and documents. The solution should also support reporting and integration with other systems such as crime and case management. Related services include (but are not limited to): system customisation and development; application hosting; technical support and maintenance; helpdesk support; and full service management (at least second and third line).. The Scottish Government intends to procure the requirement through use of the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. The Scottish Government intends to award a single contract as a result of the procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL358860 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Sep 2019 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48610000 - Database systems
- 48780000 - System, storage and content management software package
- 72212311 - Document management software development services
- 72212610 - Database software development services
- 72212783 - Content management software development services

## Release History

- 28 Jun 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL358860

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL358860
  Digital Evidence Sharing Capability - The Scottish Government (working in partnership with Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, and others) will shortly be undertaking the procurement of an IT solution aimed at the secure collection, editing and sharing of digital evidence between multiple organisations. The solution will be required to support the full service pattern, capability catalogue and IT system support for the lifecycle of digital evidence. The service pattern includes the collection of evidence from local authorities, businesses and the public, through to the editing of multimedia assets by both police and prosecution, and onward sharing to other parties such as defence agents and the court system.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000587853

## Provenance

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