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Published 19 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NicheRMS Support and Maintenance

Official notice

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

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£2,763,931published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 12 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Niche Technology UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority has previously procured a Police Records Management System (NicheRMS) licences for its policing operations. NicheRMS provides a fully integrated records management system for the police management of crime incidents, non crime incidents, intelligence, custodial processes, case file preparation and property, including tasking and workflow functionality.

The Contracting Authority has renewed its NicheRMS Support and Maintenance contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
72261000 Software support services72267000 Software maintenance and repair services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT
Last source update
16 Feb 2026, 12:41 GMT
Authority reference
1270
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013818
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060853 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Niche Technology UK as the Software Developer owns the intellectual property rights to NicheRMS. A direct award is therefore being applied under the Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, para 5

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Jan 2026 → 16 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends267 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published248 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 12:41 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 09:43 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Feb 2026, 12:41 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,763,9311 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Niche Technology UK Limited24 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2031£2,763,931 inc. VAT12 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • NicheRMS Support and Maintenance · Niche Technology UK Limited

    Signed
    11 Feb 2026
    Value
    £2,908,774 inc. VAT
    Period
    24 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2031
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Whilst the contract value is above the relevant threshold, it is not more than £5 million including VAT. Contract performance is measured against standard SLAs.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerse

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCBG-5572-BPZL Valley Road, Portishead, South West, BS20 8JJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NICHE TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05122974GB-PPON: PTWD-1456-LNVJ Azets, Wynyard Park House Wynyard Avenue, Stockton-On-Tees, North East, TS22 5TBContact 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