Scope
Reference
ISF/12250/2025
Description
The contract shall support efforts to pursue accountability for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed during the Syrian conflict. The contract will give specific and relevant stakeholders access to, and right to use, information to support their accountablility work. It shall support enhancing the system and refining the legal analysis of potential evidence for increased use in future legal cases.
Contract 1. ISF Syria: Technology for Civilian Protection and Accountability
Supplier
Contract value
- £199,963 excluding VAT
- £199,963 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
1 July 2025
Contract dates
- 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 9 months
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48810000 - Information systems
Contract locations
- SY - Syria
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
KPIs are not required to be published as the contract value is below £5M.
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
The information being sought, that shall be provided to beneficiaries and stakeholders, belongs to a single supplier. The contract shall purchase a licence to use the Supplier's system to access the information, and the right to utilise that information to meet the Authority's objectives in perpetuity.
Supplier
Hala Systems Inc.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGJY-6824-ZBYD
2810 N. Church St. PMB 43000
Wilmington, DE
19802-4447
United States
Email: john@halasystems.com
Website: https://www.halasystems.com/
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. ISF Syria: Technology for Civilian Protection and Accountability
Contracting authority
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRR-8771-PHVX
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
United Kingdom
Email: supplier.engagement@fcdo.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government