Contract

NPCC Cybercrime Programme: Darkweb Intelligence Tool SaaS

  • City of London Corporation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-010104

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0421c9

Published 27 March 2024, 4:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of London Corporation

Guildhall

London

EC2P 2EJ

Email

Mitchell.Walker@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2076063030

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NPCC Cybercrime Programme: Darkweb Intelligence Tool SaaS

Reference number

prj_COL_23060

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212700 - Software development services utilities

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The NPCC Cybercrime Programme is the national strategic lead in policing for Cybercrime, led by Commissioner Angela McLaren of City of London Police.

The Cybercrime Programme has led in this area since 2018 and has delivered significant strategic and operational goals. In many areas, the Cybercrime Programme has delivered world leading initiatives and our approach over previous years has resulted in significant operational success, both in terms of successful criminal convictions, but also our ability to disrupt and tackle sophisticated, financially motivated cyber criminals.

The Darkweb Intelligence tool will provide an increased level of investigative capability across the wider network by providing Darkweb investigators with current data collections (eg: web scraped) from open, deep and Darkweb sources (including other sources such as leaked forums).

Provide a user friendly web based interface for the management of cases, and to access and utilise all investigative features, such as searching, tagging, reporting. This includes advanced features that enable a granular focus the data (such as timeline filtering) or the real-time monitoring of specific artefacts / keywords.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,481,938.80

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48611000 - Database software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

City of London, whose principal address is at Guildhall,

PO BOX 270, London EC2P 2EJ

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City of London Police (COLP) is the police force that hosts the NPCC Cybercrime Programme.

The NPCC Cybercrime Programme is the national strategic lead in policing for Cybercrime, led by Commissioner Angela McLaren of City of London Police.

The Cybercrime Programme has led in this area since 2018 and has delivered significant strategic and operational goals. In many areas, the Cybercrime Programme has delivered world leading initiatives and our approach over previous years has resulted in significant operational success, both in terms of successful criminal convictions, but also our ability to disrupt and tackle sophisticated, financially motivated cyber criminals.

The Darkweb Intelligence tool will provide an increased level of investigative capability across the wider network by providing Darkweb investigators with current data collections (eg: web scraped) from open, deep and Darkweb sources (including other sources such as leaked forums).

Provide a user friendly web based interface for the management of cases, and to access and utilise all investigative features, such as searching, tagging, reporting. This includes advanced features that enable a granular focus the data (such as timeline filtering) or the real-time monitoring of specific artefacts / keywords.

Provide actionable intelligence that supports detection and priority of threat, risk and harm.

The core contract terms is 12 months with the optional of additional 12 month extensions up to a further 24 months. Potential contract length is 36 months.

Provide direct interoperability with existing blockchain intelligence tools.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 55

Quality criterion - Name: Responsible Procurement / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-035793


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

NPCC Cybercrime Programme: Darkweb Intelligence Tool SaaS

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 October 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CACI Limited

Avonmore Road

Kensington Village

W14 8TS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,481,938.80


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC1A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC1A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Country

United Kingdom