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Digital Forensic Software Renewal

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Digital Forensic Software Renewal". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Yorkshire Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7.3Bids / Report
11.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITEDTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 21 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
KINGS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED1 win£733,257
ADVONET1 win£386,665
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Jul 2026, 11:23 BST
Last source update14 Jul 2026, 11:23 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ca8f
What is being bought
Digital forensic tools that underpin core DFU operational capability, specifically: • Graykey: critical capability for extraction of data from locked mobile devices, including cases where passcodes are unknown. • Axiom: primary forensic analysis platform used across DFU for processing and interpreting digital evidence recovered from devices. • Outrider: frontline triage capability enabling rapid on-scene assessment and prioritisation of digital devices.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jul 2026, 11:23 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Jul 2026, 11:23 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    14 Jul 2026, 11:23 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Jul 2026, 11:23 BST
  2. Award pending
    Not published · £214,445
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Magnet Forensics LLC
£214,445 · Not published · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ
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Award and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied

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Related procedures (0)
No data
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleSingle supplier - technical reasons The authority intends to directly award a contract for digital software licences under the Procurement Act 2023 on the grounds of technical exclusivity and protection of exclusive rights. The software is proprietary and only available from the incumbent supplier. It is integrated into critical operational systems and supports established workflows, datasets and evidential requirements. Switching to an alternative would incur disproportionate cost, technical risk, and operational disruption, including system revalidation and potential impact on service continuity. The authority has determined that no reasonable alternatives exist and that a direct award represents best value for money. A Transparency Notice is therefore being published in accordance with statutory requirements. This is a time-limited 12-month award necessary to ensure continuity of service while a compliant procurement route to market is finalised, following delays outside the authority's control.