Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Enterprise Service Management (ESM) Tool

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire (Police & fire)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 27 Mar 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Nov 2029 · up to 13 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 13 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derbyshire 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 published

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) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bidWhat to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no supplier sizes published · market: CPV 7226 · East Midlands, n=70
—39%

No supplier sizes published for this authority.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

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.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 1 known-location awards · market: CPV 7226 · East Midlands, n=80
1 of 113%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East Midlands.

How long to a decision?
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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.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 7226 · UK-wide, n=43
—54 days

Half of these awards were announced within 54 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

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.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 1 of 1 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7226 · East Midlands, n=95
1 of 174%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer1 lot with bid counts · all categories · too few to chart
The market74 lots with bid counts · CPV 7226 · UK-wide
27% had one bid
Market · select a colour for counts
1 bid27%
Market: 20 of 74 lots with published bid counts.
2–331%
Market: 23 of 74 lots with published bid counts.
4–620%
Market: 15 of 74 lots with published bid counts.
7+22%
Market: 16 of 74 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer1 lot with estimate and award · all categories · too few to chart
The market44 lots with estimate and award · CPV 7226 · UK-wide
57% below estimate
Market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate57%
Market: 25 of 44 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%25%
Market: 11 of 44 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate18%
Market: 8 of 44 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 722636 monthsSME suitableNo real estimate
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 55 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet9% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 55 similar lots
1 bid9%
5 of 55 similar past lots received 1 bid (9%).
2–327%
15 of 55 similar past lots received 2–3 (27%).
4–625%
14 of 55 similar past lots received 4–6 (25%).
7+38%
21 of 55 similar past lots received 7+ (38%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 5 bids.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No real estimate
The buyer published £0 as the estimate (a placeholder, not the contract’s value), so there is nothing to forecast against.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

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.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

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)
Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software packageInternet and intranet software packageMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsPoint of sale (POS) software packageSoftware development servicesSoftware implementation servicesSoftware maintenance and repair servicesSoftware package and information systems
+2 moreSoftware package utilitiesSoftware supply services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060675 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Jan 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published280 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT
  2. Market engagement258 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Tender notice expected208 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 22 days
    13 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 11:30 GMT
    UK2

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

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZLQ-6388-PQDJ Derbyshire Constabulary, Ripley, Derbyshire, East Midlands, DE5 3RSContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure