Official UK procurement notice
BLC0218 Crypto Capabilities: Crypto Storage and Realisation Framework
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlueLight Commercial (BLC) are delivering a new national framework agreement on behalf of the Home Office to provide a secure crypto storage and services. This framework will support the delivery of the Economic Crime Plan 2 through provision of secure storage of crypto assets during legal proceedings and ensuring assets can be returned to owners, returned to victims or sold.
UK law enforcement and government departments and agencies are seeing an increase in the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit purposes. This includes to facilitate the commission of a crime, launder the proceeds of crime, or crypto assets being obtained through the commission of crime as a benefit. As with all other areas of criminal investigation, these Assets can be seized under various legislative powers including the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, as amended (POCA), the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide a centralised, single supplier framework agreement across UK law enforcement and government for a full end-to-end Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based custody and trading service alongside support services including training.
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The supplier must be able to store and manage a wide range of Cryptocurrency and also enable the purchase of a variety of crypto assets.
The average time between seizure of assets and conclusion of the legal proceedings (realisation) is within 1 year, for more complex cases can be 3 to 4 years.
The successful framework supplier will be paid on a commission-only model based on the asset value at the time of realisation.
Note the duration of the framework will be 4 years in the first instance with after such time the Authority may extend the term of the Framework by any number of defined periods, (each period a minimum of 1 year), provided that the total duration of the Framework Term does not exceed eight (8) years. The total estimated framework value is between £800,000 and £40,000,000 (ex VAT) and includes all extensions (up to 8 years).
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
The Authority has carried out preliminary market engagement. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published under the Public Contracts 2015 on the Find a Tender
How the procedure runs: Stage 1-The Participation Stage consists of the following: This is a series of Pass/Pail questions relating to the requirements of the procurement. Bidders are required to sign an non-disclosure agreement at this stage. All bidders that pass all Conditions of Participation and sign the non-disclosure agreement will progress to Stage more…
2. Stage 2-Tender Stage The Tender Stage consists of the following: Quality-bidders must respond to the technical questions. Price-bidders must complete the pricing schedule based on the pricing scenario. Social Value-bidders must respond to the social value questions providing information relevant to how these will be addressed over the lifetime of the Framework. Stage 3 -Demonstration Stage The highest scoring bidder will be invited to demonstrate their solution. If the bidder is unable to verify the information submitted in their ITT submission the next ranking bidder will be invited to demonstrate their solution.
CPV: Custody services · Industry specific software package · Software programming and consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 13 Oct 2025
Who may buy through it
Chief Constables and/or Police and Crime Commissioners and/or the Police Authorities for their respective rights and interests. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners, Deputy Mayors (or equivalent roles) who hold responsibility for police, crime and /or fire within a combined authority Ministry of Defence, MOD Police, Serious Fraud Office, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Gibraltar Police, Cyprus Police, Channel Islands Police, Isle of Man Police, British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Financial Intelligence Unit Jersey, as established under the Proceeds of Crime (Financial Intelligence) (Jersey) Regulations 2015; Police Scotland; Home Office and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, including their associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies: Department for Work and Pensions , College of Policing, Border Force, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Organisations under the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
Published description of the framework
The framework will be awarded to one supplier for use by parties named in this notice. The procedure for the call-off contracts will be direct award.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 0001CancelledRenewalPublished valueAED 40,000,000
- Value
- AED 40,000,000 exc. VAT · AED 48,000,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- The initial Framework period will be for four (4) years, after such time the Authority may extend the term of the Framework by any number of defined periods, (each period a minimum of 1 year), provided that the total duration of the Framework Term does not exceed eight (8) years. The framework duration is longer than 4 years because assets may be held by the supplier for longer than 4 years.
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more- Simple description — Stage 1: PSQ Conditions of Participation: Suppliers must pass each of the conditions of participation and sign the non-disclosure agreement to go through to Stage 2. Stage 2: ITT Response: Suppliers in Stage 2 will be assessed according to the criteria stated below. Quality and Technical-50% Price-40% Social Value-10% Stage 3: Demonstrations: The highest scoring supplier will be invited to demonstrate their solution and must be able to verify the information provided at Stage 2. If the highest scoring supplier is unable to verify their submission information the next ranking supplier will be invited to demonstrate their solution.
- Simple description — Stage 1: PSQ Conditions of Participation: Suppliers must pass each of the conditions of participation and sign the non-disclosure agreement to go through to Stage 2. Stage 2: ITT Response: Suppliers in Stage 2 will be assessed according to the criteria stated below. Quality and Technical-50% Price-40% Social Value-10% Stage 3: Demonstrations: The highest scoring supplier will be invited to demonstrate their solution and must be able to verify the information provided at Stage 2. If the highest scoring supplier is unable to verify their submission information the next ranking supplier will be invited to demonstrate their solution.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 30 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052812Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Detailed in the Framework Terms and Conditions
- How it runs
Stage 1-The Participation Stage consists of the following: This is a series of Pass/Pail questions relating to the requirements of the procurement. Bidders are required to sign an non-disclosure agreement at this stage. All bidders that pass all Conditions of Participation and sign the non-disclosure agreement will progress to Stage 2. Stage 2-Tender Stage The Tender Stage consists of the following: Quality-bidders more…
must respond to the technical questions. Price-bidders must complete the pricing schedule based on the pricing scenario. Social Value-bidders must respond to the social value questions providing information relevant to how these will be addressed over the lifetime of the Framework. Stage 3 -Demonstration Stage The highest scoring bidder will be invited to demonstrate their solution. If the bidder is unable to verify the information submitted in their ITT submission the next ranking bidder will be invited to demonstrate their solution.
- Risks
- The risks have been identified in the Framework Terms and Conditions
How it was run
Official notice- Expression of interest (EOI)
- 2 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 2 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- success fee · 2% of the award value · The fees are a percentage of the supplier's commission.
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 14:49 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Expressions of interest by2 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
- Award decision expected by355 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts342 days ago13 Oct 2025, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 8 Jul 2025 | CancelledNo responses could meet all of the conditions of participation. |
Contracts
Contract 1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BSTUK12
- Published value updated8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BSTwas £40,000,000
- Status changed to cancelled8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 14:49 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender