Provision of Software and Licences-LAZERi-X Semantics

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£163,800published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Semantics 21

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of proprietary licences to enable AI-powered tool for processing, categorising, and identifying illicit digital content for operational purposes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 13 Jan 2026, 16:50 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2026, 17:08 GMT
Authority reference: WMP0844
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002866
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06051d Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Jan 2026, 16:50 GMT
UK5
Contract details notice published
13 Jan 2026, 17:08 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £163,8001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Semantics 2113 Jan 2026 – 13 Jan 2026	£163,800	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Semantics 21
Signed
13 Jan 2026
Value
£163,800
Period
13 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

SEMANTICS 21Awarded supplier 9 And 10, Unit Qa Beacon House, Beacon Business Park, Weston Road, Stafford, West Midlands, ST18 0WLContact email
SEMANTICS 21Awarded supplier 9 And 10, Unit Qa, Beacon House, Beacon Business Park, Weston Road, Stafford, West Midlands, ST18 0WLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 17:08 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 16:50 GMT