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Published 22 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mixed Media Processing and Case Analysis

Official notice

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

Direct award
Awarded value£300,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to CCL Forensics Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Outsource the data extraction from digital devices when the internal Digital Forensics Unit are at capacity or have a backlog of devices requiring extraction.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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
22 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068257
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba2b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Lack of capacity in the marketplace and the specialist nature of the services required. The urgency of the requirement in terms of the risk of delaying examination of some of the devices due to the backlog, and the effect this could have on cases / victims

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Jul 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends96 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published92 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CCL Forensics LtdSME17 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions.£300,00022 Jun 2026standstill to 16 Jul 2026Standstill
CCL Forensics LtdSME£375,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Mixed Media Processing and Case Analysis · CCL Forensics LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Jul 2026
    Value
    £375,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    17 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extensions.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PXZV-7812-NGMV Force Headquarters, Glan-y -don, Abergele Road,, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, Wales, LL29 8AWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CCL Forensics LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLLT-6553-WMMG 36 Cygnet Court Timothys Bridge Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands, CV37 9NWContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender