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# Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-capability-partner-services-for-the-dfp-ocds-h6vhtk-0394a9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Police Digital Service: "Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Police Digital Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-digital-service-coh-08113293)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £17,810,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0394a9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-capability-partner-services-for-the-dfp-ocds-h6vhtk-0394a9#tl-md)

## Description
PDS have procured a Capability Partner to support the delivery of the Digital Forensics Programme. This Capability Partner is a single supplier with internal cross-functional expertise to oversee, deliver and support a defined set of capabilities and
outcomes for the DFP and the following component workstreams:
i. Selective Extraction & Examination
ii. Automation
iii. Validation Services
iv. Enduring Capability (encompassing i., ii., and iii. above)
It should be noted that PDS have procured the Capability Partner service initially to support the Digital Forensics programme and its requirements, and that there is the potential for the Capability Partner service to support other PDS programmes. The scope of Services is considered a starting point and the volume and spend of this Call Off Contract likely to expand over its term.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** PDS have procured a Capability Partner to support the delivery of the Digital Forensics Programme. This Capability Partner is a single supplier with internal cross-functional expertise to oversee, deliver and support a defined set of capabilities and...
- **Contract Period:** 02/12/2022 to 

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP (active)
  - Award id: `032354-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Deloitte LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186958`
  - Value: £15,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP (active)
  - Award id: `036732-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Deloitte LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186958`
  - Value: £2,310,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,500,000
  - Signed Date: 02/12/2022

- **Contract:** Provision of Capability Partner Services for the DFP (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,310,000
  - Signed Date: 02/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032354-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-01T15:50:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:12:39.578Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0394a9