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Published 6 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Charter Covert Management System Support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£131,282published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to NEC Software Solutions LTD
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Charter Covert Management System Support and Maintenance NEC are the only provider of the Charter solution they have Intellectual property rights to the solution we can not purchase this via any other supplier.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Charter Covert Management System Support and Maintenance

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NEC are the only provider of the Charter solution they have Intellectual property…Awarded

NEC are the only provider of the Charter solution they have Intellectual property rights to the solution we can not purchase this via any other supplier. This is a direct award under the PDS Covert Management framework

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
6 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062500
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8b7 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

NEC are the only provider of the Charter solution they have Intellectual property rights to the solution we can not purchase this via any other supplier. This is a direct award under the PDS Covert Management framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £131,2821 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEC Software Solutions LTD£131,282 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, South East, BN72FZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.