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AwardedFind a Tender · award
BuyerThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published25 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Provision of LFR technology, software and services though pilot project.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNEC have been working extensively with DCP to provide specialist advice, expertise, software and associated services to support the implementation and operation of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. NEC was originally selected as the supplier of LFR technology through the BLC framework, having demonstrated compliance with the published requirements and provided the necessary supporting information. NEC was the only supplier on the framework able to meet these requirements in full at the time. The alternative supplier on the framework was informed of the decision and provided with the rationale for NEC's selection.
Rationale classificationsprototypesDevelopment, singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

DCP - Live Facial Recognition Pilot

Statusactive
Value£66,658

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06bcb7
Latest release ID059709-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jun 25 2026 09:22:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
25 Jun 2026award, contract059709-2026
25 Jun 2026award, contract059689-2026
25 Jun 2026award, contract059683-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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