Existing Software continuity or new software purchase

  • Thames Valley Police

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-021235

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03576c

Published 3 August 2022, 11:57am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Thames Valley Police

Police HQ North, Meadow House, The Boulevard, Lang

Kidlington, Oxon

OX5 1NZ

Contact

Dan Penny

Email

daniel.penny@thamesvalley.police.uk

Telephone

+44 7977027626

Fax

+44 1865541579

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

VAT – GB 180 5571 07

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/32823


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Existing Software continuity or new software purchase

Reference number

TVP00726

two.1.2) Main CPV code

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

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Thames Valley Police acting as lead Authority for ACRO who use ECRIS RI (European Criminal Information System Reference Implementation) which is a piece of software that enables EU member states to exchange criminal records via a messaging service. Since BREXIT there is a UK version UKCRIS RI (UK Criminal Information System Reference Implementation) which the EU will work with, with the understanding that the UK would maintain and upgrade the system beyond the version available to us at the time of our exit.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2022/S 000-020804


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

II

Lot No

2

Place of text to be modified

14

Instead of
Text

Software originally created by an EU company called Tracsis International.

Migrating software upgrade over to Azure with Joint ICT, keep on SaaS. Looking for a provider who is up to speed with Tracsis to maintain and support software or they can develop their own version of the software but would need full maintenance and support.

Read
Text

Software originally created by an EU company called Trasys International.

Migrating software upgrade over to Azure with Joint ICT, keep on SaaS. Looking for a provider who is up to speed with Trasys to maintain and support software or they can develop their own version of the software but would need full maintenance and support.

Section number

VI

Instead of
Text

Software development to remake new style of RI software (if needed)

Customer support to provide maintenance and support the customer(s)

Possibility of taking over maintenance and support of existing RI software, a provider who is up to speed to Tracsis International RI software

We anticipate to run an open procurement process depending on the responses received from this PIN. Bidders maybe asked to participate in an engagement exercise.

Read
Text

Software development to remake new style of RI software (if needed)

Customer support to provide maintenance and support the customer(s)

Possibility of taking over maintenance and support of existing RI software, a provider who is up to speed to Trasys International RI software

We anticipate to run an open procurement process depending on the responses received from this PIN. Bidders maybe asked to participate in an engagement exercise.

TVP are adopting a cloud first strategy, hosted within the UK. The cloud first strategy allows for an ‘evergreen’ software platform from suppliers meaning the forces always have the latest version of the provided software and all version updates are fully managed on the cloud platform by the supplier.