GMCA 979 PACE interview recording device

Contract summary

Industry

• Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£41,158.30

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN723071-26097867

Published date

8 May 2024

Closing date

19 March 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

20 March 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Ten PACE-compliant interview recording machines, one for each local authority housing standards team. These machines record audio and video of interviews with landlords and tenants in cases where the landlord has been accused of breaking housing standards regulations in a manner compliant with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
This allows housing standards teams to collect evidence to use in civil penalty proceedings against landlords. Many of the local authorities have PACE compliant audio recorders, however most are at end of life, with some still using tapes to record the audio. These new interview recording machines are fully digital and have automatic transcription embedded (another stipulation of the PACE Act) so will speed up the process of evidence gathering and replace end-of-life equipment

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Award information

Awarded date

19 March 2024

Contract start date

20 March 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£41,158.30

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Dictating Machines Company Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

Carys Hopcyn

Address

GMCA Offices
1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7873927261

Email

carys.hopcyn@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/