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We have now established that this framework will be to establish technology solutions to aid OSINT screening activities only and will not cover any form of screening as a service. \nThis market engagement session will look to provide further detail on some of the unknown areas at the last session held in September. The session will cover: \nScope of the framework \nStructure of the procurement process \nGateway requirements \nIndicative high-level requirements \nTimeline for the procurement \n We want to hear from the market during this engagement session and encourage attendees to feedback whilst on the call. \t\nThis session is intended as awareness, communication, and informing the market of the objectives of the framework, the tendering process and key timescales for framework go live. It is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future opportunity once a tender notice is published on Find a Tender Service (FTS). \nThis preliminary market engagement notice is not a pre-qualification questionnaire and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise only to help inform a subsequent procurement exercise. \nBlueLight Commercial are utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this procurement and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to express their interest, using ref BLC0288. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed via  https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "48000000", "description": "Software package and information systems" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 50000000, "amount": 40000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "goods", "techniques": { "hasFrameworkAgreement": true }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2030-04-29T23:59:59+01:00" }, "status": "planning" } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00" }, "status": "planning" }, "language": "en" }, { "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-058739", "id": "048481-2025", "tag": [ "planning" ], "date": "2025-08-13T15:28:26+01:00", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "name": "BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED", "id": "GB-COH-12517649", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "12517649" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Lower Ground 5-8 The Sanctuary", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1P 3JS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Emily Stewart", "email": "nationalict@bluelight.police.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "http://www.bluelightcommercial.police.uk/", "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-COH-12517649", "name": "BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED" }, "planning": { "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "The intention is to hold the session remotely via Microsoft Teams on 1st September 2025, 10am.\nThe event will be limited to 2 people from each organisation. \nIf you would like to register your interest to attend the session, please do so by completing this survey https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MMA0Y0/ by 12 noon on 27th August 2025.", "dueDate": "2025-08-27T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "048481-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048481-2025", "datePublished": "2025-08-13T15:28:26+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "BLC0288", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "BLC0288 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Social Media Screening Capabilities ", "description": "Further to the UK1: Pipeline Notice published on 23rd May by the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (ref: 2025/S 000-025700) for vetting social media monitoring, BlueLight Commercial will be taking this procurement forward with the intention to establish a national framework for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) social media screening capabilities for policing. \nCurrently vetting open source checks are performed via manual methods, examples of user cases are;\n•\tNew joiners, renewals, ad hoc vetting and national security clearance \n•\tMembers of public to support with intelligence or firearms applications \n•\tInternal staff intelligence to support with professional standards investigations\nThis does not always provide a consistent approach, guarantee a full audit trail of checks and is not efficient for in depth or wide scale checks. The intention is that the introduction of a software solution will support forces to automate the process as much as possible and ensure compliance with the Authorised Professional Practice (APP) guidelines issued by College of Policing. \nConsistency, performance and reliability over a large volume of checks are also key requirements. It is anticipated that policing nationally could generate in excess of 155,000 individual open source checks per annum with the Metropolitan Police currently generating 31,000 of these, which is likely to increase on an introduction of a solution and rolled out to other user departments. \nBlueLight Commercial are issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, and invite interested suppliers to attend a market engagement session on 1st September 2025, 10am. During the session we will be providing further details on the establishment of a framework for OSINT social media monitoring, specifically to support the challenges in policing. \nThis session is intended as awareness, communication, and informing the market of the objectives of the framework, the tendering process and key timescales for framework go live. It is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future opportunity once a tender notice is published on Find a Tender Service (FTS). \nThis preliminary market engagement notice is not a pre-qualification questionnaire and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise only to help inform a subsequent procurement exercise. \nBlueLight Commercial are utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this procurement and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to express their interest. 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