Holmes Investigation Application · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

Awarded value£312,243published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Unisys Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HOLMES stands for Home Office Large Major Enquiry System. It is a secure, cloud-based application used by UK police forces to manage complex and large-scale investigations.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT
Last source update: 23 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
Authority reference: 3216-2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-085757
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05dfd8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award from the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework Reference RM1557.14

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £312,2431 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 26 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Unisys Limited	£312,243 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Unisys Limited	£312,243 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 073284-2025-1 · Unisys Limited
Signed
26 Sept 2025
Value
£312,243
Status
active
Contract 085757-2025-1 · Unisys Limited
Signed
26 Sept 2025
Value
£312,243
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety The Lawns, Harland Way, Cottingham, Yorkshire & Humber, HU165SNContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Procurement Review Unit- Cabinet OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Unisys LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00103709 Milton Keynes, Yorkshire & Humber

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.