Official UK procurement notice
Intelligence Telecommunications Digital Evidence Software
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire (Police & fire)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Published estimate£620,000≈ £207k / year · £744,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026awarded 23 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to CHORUS INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 15 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of Criminal Intelligence Telecommunications Digital Evidence Software on a software as a service (SaaS) and standalone basis.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 23 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: 1. Suppliers submit completed PSQ, Tender Response Form, Price Schedule and Non-compliance schedule (if relevant) 2. The above documents are assesses 3. Passed suppliers will be invited to provide hyperlinks and two standalone laptops for trial phase 4. Final assessment complete
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£620,000
- Value
- £620,000 exc. VAT · £744,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Initial term is 36 months with the option to extend for 12 months plus a further 12 months
48000000 Software package and information systems
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 23 Jun 2029
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
NOTTS-000495- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb3eFind a Tender
- How it runs
- 1. Suppliers submit completed PSQ, Tender Response Form, Price Schedule and Non-compliance schedule (if relevant) 2. The above documents are assesses 3. Passed suppliers will be invited to provide hyperlinks and two standalone laptops for trial phase 4. Final assessment complete
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published95 days ago23 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Clarification questions by89 days ago29 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline68 days ago20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago24 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST
- Standstill endsin 10 days5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 50 days15 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £619,8751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHORUS INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDSMEIntelligence Telecommunications Digital Software15 Nov 2026 — 14 Nov 2029 · up to 14 Nov 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extensions. | £619,875 | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 5 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BSTUK6
- Published value updated24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BSTwas £620,000
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST
- Deadline withdrawn24 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST
- Tender notice published29 Jun 2026, 14:33 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Jun 2026, 14:51 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Please note that submissions must be received by not later 13:00 hours on 20 July 2026.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHORUS INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications You will need to be registered on the e-portal to access this opportunity. Please navigate to NOTTS-000495 to access this opportunity.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender