Contract

Provision of a Digital Evidence Management System

  • Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-028619

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034122

Published 11 October 2022, 5:52pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

Headquarters, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,

Winsford, Cheshire

CW7 2UA

Contact

Laura Edwards

Email

laura.edwards@cheshire.pnn.police.uk

Telephone

+44 1606363853

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD6 - Cheshire

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cheshire.police.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33132

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of a Digital Evidence Management System

Reference number

CPA/SPU/1683P

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

***THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE***

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 Management System (DEMS) to support the investigative process and best evidence to support prosecutions.

The DEMS should be capable of ingesting, processing, and delivering playable digital media from multiple sources.

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 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.

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: £1,554,728

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package
  • 48170000 - Compliance software package
  • 48600000 - Database and operating software package
  • 48610000 - Database systems
  • 48611000 - Database software package
  • 48612000 - Database-management system
  • 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
  • 48614000 - Data-acquisition system
  • 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Winsford. CW7 2UA

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

***THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE***

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 Management System (DEMS) to support the investigative process and best evidence to support prosecutions.

The new 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).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55%

Quality criterion - Name: Demonstration / Weighting: 15%

Price - 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: 2022/S 000-014972


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Provision of a Digital Evidence Management System

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 September 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

NIce sytems ltd MAIN ACCOUNT

Tollbar way

Southampton

SO302zp

Email

Mike.whitehouse@nice.com

Telephone

+44 07469378867

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
National registration number

GB719303151

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,554,728


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

***THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE***

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom