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# Records Management System Gen 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/records-management-system-gen-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a552). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex: "Records Management System Gen 2". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £450,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: 7force.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-essex-GB-PPON-PPBL-4276-QHPM)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £450,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 October 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Content management software development services, Records management, System, storage and content management software package
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/records-management-system-gen-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a552#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a552`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** UK Police Forces

## 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/records-management-system-gen-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a552#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [7force.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2F7force.force.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/records-management-system-gen-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a552#participate

## Description
This project will look to procure a replacement Records Management System (RMS), for the following 7 Forces: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk. The current RMS is widely used as a day-to-day business tool covering the functions of Investigation (Crime) Management; Intelligence and Defendant Management (Custody and Case Preparation). This is a critical system for Forces.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: RMS and Associated Services to 7F
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48780000, 72212783, 79996100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Records Management Solution (RMS) and Associated Services to the specifically named Authorities: • Kent Police • Essex Police • Norfolk Police • Suffolk Police • Bedfordshire Police • Cambridgeshire Police • Hertfordshire Police
- **Contract Period:** 15/10/2026 to 15/10/2036
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: RMS and Associated Services to all other UK Police Forces
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48780000, 72212783, 79996100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £350,000,000
- **Description:** Records Management Solution and Associated Services to all other UK Police Forces
- **Contract Period:** 15/10/2026 to 15/10/2036
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061053-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-30T15:53:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:43:12.144Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a552