Official UK procurement notice
Hosted Command and Control System - support and maintenance
Authority: Lancashire Constabulary (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide support and maintenance for a hostedcommand and control system together with relatedhelpdesk support for use by the Constabulary.
The product and system is used by Contact Management to allow control room operators to deploy resources quickly and effectively and supports them in providing the best possible response.
It provides relevant information associated with an incident and presents it in a way which can be readily assimilated. This means staff in the control room can make rapid deployment decisions and where necessary pass appropriate information to officers attending the incident.
Designed specifically for the efficient recording of information relating to incidents, The system enables suitable resources to be quickly identified and despatched.
Key benefits of the product/system include:
- Proven command and control application
- Configurability and flexibility
*Scope of functionality
CPV: Computer-related services · Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal of contract from 1 May 2024 to 30 April2029 (with the option to extend to 30…Awarded
Renewal of contract from 1 May 2024 to 30 April2029 (with the option to extend to 30 April 2031) to allow for the provision of support/maintenance to the existing Command and Control system
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
- 9 Apr 2024, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2024, 11:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012920- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0450adFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Lancashire Constabulary relies on the grounds set out in Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. For technical reasons, the services can be provided only by a particular tenderer namely Sopra Steria that supplied the system after a lengthy and complex procurement process in 2007. The contract will cover all elements of support and maintenance of the existing system. The services can only be provided by the present supplier alongside the operational and budgetary constraints and risks associated with a change of supplier
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sopra Steria Limited | £1,235,972 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Sopra Steria LimitedHosted Command and Control System - supportand maintenance | £1,235,972 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Hosted Command and Control System - supportand maintenance · Sopra Steria Limited
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2024
- Value
- £1,235,972
- Status
- active
Contract 011443-2024-1 · Sopra Steria Limited
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2024
- Value
- £1,235,972
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Preston Combines Court CentreReview body
- Preston Combines Court Centre Preston PR1 2LLReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sopra Steria LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.