Official UK procurement notice
BLC0218a Crypto Capabilities: Storage and Realisation
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract Award Notice is to establish a single-operator framework 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 cryptoassets during legal proceedings and ensuring assets can be returned to owners, returned to victims or sold. The contracting authority is withholding from publication as part of this notice the name, address and other identifying information about the successful supplier, under the exemption provided by section 94(1)(a) of the Act (general exemption from duties to publish or disclose information), on the grounds that withholding this information from publication or other disclosure is necessary for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1-Participation Stage Stage 2-Tender Stage Stage 3-Demonstration Stage 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 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 This stage verifies the bids submitted in Tender Stage 2 for the two highest‑scoring bidders, who will be invited to demonstrate their proposed solution. If the highest‑scoring bidder is unable to demonstrate that they meet the Stage 2 requirements, they will be excluded from the process, and the next highest‑scoring bidder will be invited to validate their tender through a demonstration.
CPV: Financial systems software package · Industry specific software package · Software-related 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 · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 19 Aug 2026
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, HMRC, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, including their associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies, The Insolvency Service, Financial Conduct Authority, College of Policing, Border Force, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Organisations under the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
Published description of the framework
This is single supplier framework. Contracting authorities will call-off the framework using a direct award. The payment to the supplier will be based on a commission-only payment model following realisation of the crypto assets.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
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).
- 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: Quality and Technical-50% Price-40% Social Value-10% Stage 3: Demonstrations: This stage verifies the bids submitted in Tender Stage 2 for the two highest‑scoring bidders, who will be invited to demonstrate their proposed solution. If the highest‑scoring bidder is unable to demonstrate that they meet the Stage 2 requirements, they will be excluded from the process, and the next highest‑scoring bidder will be invited to validate their tender through a demonstration.
- “BLC0218a Crypto Capabilities: Storage and Realisation” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- 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, HMRC, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, including their associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies, The Insolvency Service, Financial Conduct Authority, College of Policing, Border Force, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Organisations under the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
BLC0218a- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013828- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654d8Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are detailed in the Framework Terms and Conditions.
- How it runs
Stage 1-Participation Stage
Stage 2-Tender Stage
Stage 3-Demonstration Stage
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
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
This stage verifies the bids submitted in Tender Stage 2 for the two highest‑scoring bidders, who will be invited to demonstrate their proposed solution. If the highest‑scoring bidder is unable to demonstrate that they meet the Stage 2 requirements, they will be excluded from the process, and the next highest‑scoring bidder will be invited to validate their tender through a demonstration.
- Risks
The risks have been identified in the Framework Terms and Conditions.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All PSQ and tender responses must be submitted via the Bluelight Commercial e-tender platform sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published247 days ago16 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by215 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends215 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by77 days ago4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts63 days ago19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Oct 2026, 15:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Withheld Section94 supplier’SMECrypto Capabilities: Storage and Realisation1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2034Extensions: Framework will be for an initial period of 4 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years in any combination | £40,000,000 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winWithheld Section94 supplierSME · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld Section94 supplierFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender