ISF Syria: Technology for Civilian Protection and Accountability

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery listed: Syria (SY)

Awarded value£199,963published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Hala Systems Inc.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract shall support efforts to pursue accountability for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed during the Syrian conflict. The contract will give specific and relevant stakeholders access to, and right to use, information to support their accountablility work. It shall support enhancing the system and refining the legal analysis of potential evidence for increased use in future legal cases.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery listed: Syria (SY)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

48810000 Information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 May 2025, 14:00 BST
Last source update: 30 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
Authority reference: ISF/12250/2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-044394
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice: Syria (SY)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052713 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The information being sought, that shall be provided to beneficiaries and stakeholders, belongs to a single supplier. The contract shall purchase a licence to use the Supplier's system to access the information, and the right to utilise that information to meet the Authority's objectives in perpetuity.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 30 Jul 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
30 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025

Transparency notice published
27 May 2025, 14:00 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
9 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
30 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £199,9631 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hala Systems Inc.23 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£199,963	6 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

ISF Syria: Technology for Civilian Protection and Accountability · Hala Systems Inc.
Signed
1 Jul 2025
Value
£199,963
Period
1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not required to be published as the contract value is below £5M.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hala Systems Inc.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PGJY-6824-ZBYD 2810 N. Church St. PMB 43000, Wilmington, DE, US, 19802-4447, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 May 2025, 14:00 BST