Official UK procurement notice
Enterprise Service Management (ESM) Tool
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerbyshire Constabulary (DC) is currently looking into the available options for the Provision of an Enterprise Service Management (ESM) tool. The force aims to reduce system costs by consolidating multiple platforms into a single, unified solution. There are a variety of contract end dates for the systems being looked at so this would be a phased integration. In the current financial climate, it is paramount that Derbyshire Constabulary maximise value for money through our digital estate. DC plan to deliver a streamlined, cost-effective, and future-ready centralised solution by consolidating business systems into an integrated Enterprise Service Management solution. This will provide financial savings to supplement the Force Service Review, enhance operational efficiency, reduce siloed processes, and empower frontline and support teams through smarter, connected technologies. DC are keen to understand advancements in technology since the previous market exercise and assess whether a single solution could support multiple enabling services departments. As part of this Request for Information (RFI) DC is exploring the replacement of the below systems with an ESM: Please note this list is not exhaustive Digital Data and Technology Department (DDaT) Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) – An ITIL-aligned ITSM tool that automates workflows and elevates IT service delivery across the organisation. The current system is provided by Alemba Limited. IT Asset Management - A unified platform for IT Asset Management, Software Licensing throughout the entire lifecycle. The current system is provided by Certero. Joint Strategic Assets Asset Management System (AMS) and Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) - A system used collaboratively by Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS). The software is designed to help manage the physical assets -such as buildings, equipment, and infrastructure -of both organisations throughout their entire lifecycle. Its primary purpose is to consolidate all relevant property and asset information into a single, centralised platform where data can be stored, accessed, and analysed efficiently. The current system is provided by Concerto Support Services Limited. The system has the following modules and features: Helpdesk – defect reporting by users, job allocation and tracking from inception to completion Condition surveys Building occupancy management Estates Management e.g. deeds, lease and licences Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)/Compliance management Asbestos management Fire Risk Assessments Reporting, Analytics and Dashboards – User configurable Project management Equipment management e.g. plant and machinery tagging e.g. plant and machinery tagging Mobile data capture CAD File viewer Health and Safety management These are interdependent, for example the system can raise a flag that asbestos hazards exist in a location which a user has reported a defect for. This will then be automatically highlighted to the allocated contractor. People Services HR Case Management – a system that enables handling of all HR related cases from initiation to resolution. Ability to create, assign, and track HR cases from initiation to resolution Support for multiple case types (e.g. absence, performance, grievance) Configurable workflows aligned with HR policies Automated escalation rules based on timelines or case status Secure document storage Full audit trail for all actions and documents Ability to record case notes and communications Option to send and log email correspondence within the system Standard and custom reporting capabilities (e.g., case volumes, case types, resolution times, trends) Fleet Fleet Management System – A system which is used collaboratively by Derbyshire Constabulary (DC) and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS), which stores the below information: Vehicle allocation and department information Vehicle maintenance history Vehicle life cycle Vehicle check and defect history Surveillance vehicle files / Ghost plates / department information – EM-CTP / EMSOU & TSU, Section 22 agreement (Gov) Accident information including 3rd party details MOT & tax information Fuel accounts Procurement and Contract Management Records Management System – A system which provides a centralised and secure platform for holding contract information, generating reports, and tracking procurement activity across the full lifecycle of a procurement lifecycle. The system allows the department to manage key procurement records in a consistent, auditable, and efficient way. Contract details - including contract owners, values, durations, and supplier information are stored within the system to support effective contract management and organisational oversight. The current system is provided by Keto Limited. Corporate Services Risk Management System - A database for multiple risk registers, which includes strategic risks and departmental/BCU level risks. The system allows authorised users to submit corporate risks which can be fully managed within the system. It maintains a record over the lifetime of the risk enabling a risk owner to track it over time, including the use of a risk matrix adopted by the East Midlands region. Each risk has an identified responsible officer. Risk controls may be allocated to individuals, enabling a level of tasking and reporting. The system also enables the production of reports with the ability to export data for custom reporting. It is available to any authorised user on the force network. The current system is provided by Keto Limited. Please note, this system is also used by Leicestershire Police. Injury on Duty Reporting System – A system used to report all accidents, assaults and near misses. The system should have the ability to be populated with drop down menu options to ensure consistency of data and allow for changes to these lists to be administered internally. The system should allow notifications to be sent to supervising officers for investigations to be completed as well as allow for reports to be produced and a comprehensive search facility. The current system is provided by NEC Software Solutions. Finance and Business Services Ticket Booking System – A system used for employees to book out corporate tickets. The system allows ‘members only’ of the Corporate Pass Scheme to be able to book days out tickets. The system should have the ability to add and delete attractions and staff members and the ability to produce detailed reporting information such as date attended, usage of venue, who booked the ticket, how many times they have booked out the ticket etc. The current Ticket Booking System is provided by Keto Limited. The Pre-Liminary Market Engagement (PME) will support DC with the development of a Business Case (BC). To formally engage with the market, this Request for Information (RFI) to the market to conduct a comprehensive review of existing ESM solutions.
CPV: Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software package · Internet and intranet software package · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Point of sale (POS) software package · Software development services · Software implementation services · Software maintenance and repair services · Software package and information systems · Software package utilities · Software supply services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
Competition for Software-related services (CPV 7226), and who usually turns up
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Software-related services (CPV 7226) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East Midlands.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 54 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid27%
2–331%
4–620%
7+22%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate57%
Within ±2%25%
Above estimate18%
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 7226No real estimate
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–327%
4–625%
7+38%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT
- Authority reference
DP1065- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003412- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060675Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Jan 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published280 days ago15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT
- Market engagement258 days ago5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice expected208 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 22 days13 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender