Contract

Analytical tools for the extraction and interrogation of digital evidence from digital devices

  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001359

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0601a5

Published 8 January 2026, 10:54am



Scope

Reference

A1201

Description

Please Note:

This award notice is linked to an above threshold transparency notice Ref: OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d75extensio

This contract is for the installation and support of a suite of tools to enhance Greater Manchester Police's digital forensic capabilities, streamlining digital investigations, and improving overall efficiency in the handling of digital evidence.

The contract will enable the Digital Forensics Investigation Unit (DFIU) to optimise the use of existing analytical tools and applications, by allowing multiple mobile devices to be extracted concurrently.

It will also reduce bottlenecks in the workflow and ultimately help to manage caseloads more effectively. For example, allowing the DFIU to decrypt and acquire data from a single mobile device to multiple devices daily.

Please Note:

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police will be given equal rights to the Authority to enforce the provisions of the Contract, under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,400,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,680,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 October 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2029
  • 4 years

Description of possible extension:

The contract can be extended for up to two further years 2+1+1. With the final end date of 30th September 2029

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

There is the option to purchase additional licences during the lifetime of the contract.

CPV classifications

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

Contract locations

  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Signed contract documents

A1201 - Digital Forensic Hub DM Notice - Fully Signed.pdf


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Magnet Forensics LLC

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTHP-4623-HLQG

931 Monroe Drive, NE Suite A102-340

Atlanta, Georgia

30308

United States

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBN-3793-LCTQ

56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

United Kingdom

Telephone: +441618561140

Email: procurement@gmp.police.uk

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government