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Published 21 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STORM Support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside (Police & fire)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Awarded value£1,469,050published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Sopra Steria Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Annual Support and Maintenance for STORM Software

£1,469,050.20 (£293,810.04 per year)

36 months (2 x 12 month optional extensions)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
50312000 Maintenance and repair of computer equipment

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
Authority reference
PCC/PD/1340
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099378
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ca1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Merseyside Police is directly awarding a contract to Sopra Steria based on the justification above ensuring the Force's ability to respond effectively to emergency and non-emergency demand.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,469,0501 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sopra Steria LimitedPCC/PD/13409 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2029 · up to 8 Nov 2031Extensions: If no changes optional extension to support and maintenance£1,469,050—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBLY-7223-BPGL Merseyside Police Headquarters, Liverpool, North West, L3 3ANContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SOPRA STERIA LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04077975GB-PPON: PHYP-9187-JNPG 6th Floor, 1 Bartholomew Close, London, London, EC1A 7BLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender