Published date: 27 May 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Industry specific software package - 48100000

  • Compliance software package - 48170000

    • Database and operating software package - 48600000

    • Database systems - 48610000

    • Database software package - 48611000

    • Database-management system - 48612000

    • Electronic data management (EDM) - 48613000

    • Data-acquisition system - 48614000

    • Miscellaneous software package and computer systems - 48900000

    • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

CW7 2UA

Value of contract

£1,300,000 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

20220527183149-33132

Published date

27 May 2022

Closing date

1 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 September 2022

Contract end date

6 September 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (the "PCC") and the Chief Constable of Cheshire (CC)are working on a project to implement a reliable and robust Digital Evidence ManagementSystem (DEMS) to support the investigative process and best evidence to support prosecutions.

The DEMS will provide capabilities and functionality currently unavailable to officers and investigators and represents an opportunity to modernise its end to end criminal justice process (from point of initial investigation through to positive justice outcome) and in doing so provide a range of business benefits.

The DEMS should be capable of ingesting, processing and delivering playable digital media from multiple sources. The system should allow for simultaneous working with multiple users logging in, searching, accessing, media playback, editing and exporting of evidence in a highly reliable, auditable and timely manner. This functionality is required if the media has been grouped under one case with multiple users being able to access the case and work with the media simultaneously.

It is important that PCC and CC are able to gather, review and action media quickly. The agreed service levels should be consistently maintained.

The new system should have a proven and established ability to integrate with third party policing systems e.g. Records Management System, Command and Control, Digital Video Interview Recording and meet the Design Principles Digital Evidence Sharing Blueprint.

The DEMs will provide a direct digital secure interface with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and other key recognised criminal justice practitioners for digital evidence sharing, significantly reducing the volume of manual activities and discs produced. This will lead to a reduction of risk to the Force (data breaches) and efficiency savings (reduced time spent burning and transporting discs).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Edwards

Address

Headquarters, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,
Winsford, Cheshire
CW7 2UA
ENG

Telephone

+44 1606363853

Email

laura.edwards@cheshire.pnn.police.uk

Website

www.cheshire.police.uk