Official UK procurement notice
BLC0224 - Framework for the Provision of Covert Management Systems
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlueLight Commercial are looking to establish a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Covert Management Systems.
BlueLight Commercial work in collaboration with blue light organisations to maximise commercial benefit to UK emergency services. A number of covert tactics are available to law enforcement agencies in the UK to enable them to prevent and detect crime or disorder and maintain public safety. This is a highly regulated activity, with organisations making use of undercover tactics, covert human intelligence sources and protected persons management. Law enforcement agencies require specialised systems to allow them to effectively manage any covert operations, ensuring appropriate authority is granted and a clear audit trail is available.
BlueLight Commercial are seeking Commercial-off-the Shelf (COTS) Covert Management Systems which can be hosted on-premise or within the cloud. The systems are required to support:
- Core Module – end-to-end planning, authorisation, risk management, product handling and oversight of covert operations,
- Prison Surveillance – enabling request and retrieval of material held in the prison network,
- Protected Person Management – for the management of individuals under protection e.g. witnesses, judges, jurors, officers and family members,
- Surveillance Operations Management,
- Undercover Operations Management,
- Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS) handling,
- Communications Authority Management,
- Technical Support Unit (TSU) Support.
This will be for a period of four (4) years. The Framework Agreement will be available for use by all UK Police Forces and other agencies, the participants are named in the ITT documentation.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: PSQ, Conditions of Participants, Gateway Questions, ITT Technical and Social Value Questions. Bidders who meet the minimum score (as defined in the ITT documentation) will be taken through to Stage 2. Stage 2: Software Demonstrations
CPV: Industry specific software package · Software consultancy services · Software support services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 13 Oct 2025
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1.50% of call-off value · The fees are a percentage of the business transacted via the framework, per supplier.
Published description of the framework
This framework will be awarded to multiple suppliers for use by participants listed in the ITT documentation. The procedure for Call-Off Contracts will be further competition or direct award.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,000,000
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: Award criteria is stated in the procurement documents
- “BLC0224 - Framework for the Provision of Covert Management Systems” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 May 2025, 12:58 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
BLC0224- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041418- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fafFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: PSQ, Conditions of Participants, Gateway Questions, ITT Technical and Social Value Questions. Bidders who meet the minimum score (as defined in the ITT documentation) will be taken through to Stage 2.
Stage 2: Software Demonstrations
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1.50% of call-off value · The fees are a percentage of the business transacted via the framework, per supplier.
Tenders must be submitted electronically via sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Timeline
9 May 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 11 dates- Planning notice published9 May 2025, 12:58 BST
- Market engagement29 May 2025, 00:59 BST
The intention is to hold the session remotely via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 29th May 2025 at 3pm. The event will be limited to 2 people from each organisation.
If you would like to register your interest to attend the session, please do so by completing this survey www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/LIMAB0/ ↗, by 12pm on Wednesday 28th May, stating the name, role and e-mail address of each attendee.
- Next notice expected2 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST
- Award decision expected by398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts375 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent373 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published339 days ago18 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMT
Notice history
24 events · 14 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 May 2025, 12:58 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 May 2025, 13:12 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 16:11 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST18 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 17:16 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 17:43 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST18 Jul 2025, 17:43 BST+0 days · was 15 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 10:43 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Aug 2025, 07:59 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Aug 2025, 11:30 BST7 Aug 2025, 07:59 BST+5 days · was 15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published7 Aug 2025, 08:02 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST7 Aug 2025, 08:02 BST+0 days · was 20 Aug 2025, 11:30 BST
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 15:16 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST19 Aug 2025, 15:16 BST+7 days · was 20 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 16:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 16:54 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2025, 16:54 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2025, 07:15 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2025, 15:44 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published17 Nov 2025, 17:06 GMTUK12
- Procurement termination notice published18 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMTUK12
Published amendments (4)
Extension of clarification period
Extension to submission deadline
Extension to submission deadline
Extension to submission deadline
Routine re-releases (14)
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 15 Oct 2025, 16 Oct 2025
- 2025-08: 3 releases · 7 Aug 2025, 19 Aug 2025
- 2025-07: 4 releases · 18 Jul 2025, 24 Jul 2025
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 9 May 2025, 9 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altia Solutions Limited (UK), NEC Software Solutions LTDFramework for the Provision of Covert Management Systems3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2029Amended: Incorrect value on previous notice · Amended: This updated contract award notice correctly reflects the SME status of the suppliers who submitted a tender as part of this procurement activity. Due to a technical issue with our e-procurement system, the following suppliers were not marked as SMEs: ABM Intelligence Limited, CTRL O Limited and Distilx. Of the 4 tenders which were received, 3 of these were from SMEs. | £10,000,000 | 15 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Altia Solutions Limited (UK), NEC Software Solutions LTD
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 12 Oct 2029
- Status
- cancelled (13 Nov 2025), Following publication of the tender notice, the Contracting Authority has decided not to award the contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winDistilx · Scotland
- did not winCTRL O LTD · South West England
- wonABM Intelligence Limited · East Midlands
- wonNEC Software Solutions UK Limited · East of England
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
4 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- ABM Intelligence LimitedFramework contractor
- CTRL O LTDBidder / tenderer
- DistilxBidder / tenderer
- NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (15)
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