Official UK procurement notice
Applicant Tracking System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria (Police & fire)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£948,000≈ £211k / year · £1,137,600 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Apr 2026
Next notice expected 1 Oct 2025
Contract term 4 yrs 6 moends 16 Dec 2030 · up to 16 Dec 2032 with extensions · starts 16 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Force is looking to procure a new Applicant Tracking System with a view to building upon our current recruitment processes using the latest developments in ATS to provider the best possible journey to our candidates.
- How the procedure runs: After initial evaluation the three highest scoring bidders will be invited to demonstrations. The demonstrations will not form a specific quality criterion, however scores initially provided maybe amended, if functioning is above or below what has been stated in the initial URB response
- No preliminary market engagement: The market engagement was published - ref number OCDS-h6vhtk-051f0b
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£948,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 15:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
NP0466- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023213- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f0bFind a Tender
- How it runs
After initial evaluation the three highest scoring bidders will be invited to demonstrations. The demonstrations will not form a specific quality criterion, however scores initially provided maybe amended, if functioning is above or below what has been stated in the initial URB response
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 16 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Next notice expected386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
- Latest notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 15:21 BST
- Clarification questions by202 days ago3 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline196 days ago9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by142 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts129 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Planned procurement notice published22 May 2025, 16:21 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £948,00013 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
- Status changed to active13 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
- Deadline moved to 9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST13 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT+159 days · was 31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published2 Apr 2026, 15:21 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled2 Apr 2026, 15:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 2 Apr 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please complete the attached document and return it to [email protected] by 12 noon on the 20th June.
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender