Official UK procurement notice
Apricot upgrade to a new database.
Authority: Thames Valley Police (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeing a supplier to provide a Database to replace our existing Apricot database which can be used to message and phone clients. Any procured service should be fully compatible for ‘working from anywhere’ to support the flexible working approach of the modern workplace. Preferred service access would be via the public internet using modern web browsers.
CPV: Data capture services · Data collection and collation services · Data entry services · Data-acquisition system · Database-management system · Electronic data exchange services · Electronic data management (EDM) · Electronic mail services · Electronic message services · IP telephone services · Software package and information systems · Software support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1We are seeking suitable suppliers to supply a new database to replace our existing…Planned
We are seeking suitable suppliers to supply a new database to replace our existing Apricot system. The database should to be able to triage (filter) victims to the correct department to help with victims.
To send and receive messages and telephone calls and to store all correspondence on victims profiles.
Service, maintain, upgrade (including adding licenses) and customer support.
Able to hide sensitive information, only certain departments can see specific information.
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. Additional information: With your bid return, please submit a short summary on your software database option for us to consider.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Aug 2022, 13:42 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Aug 2022, 13:42 BST
- Authority reference
TVP00727- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021109- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03583aFind a Tender
Publisher note: Off the shelf product is an option with the ability to add upgrade and the addition of custom features (if needed). 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. Migration of data from Apricot to new database, support of Apricot will need to be included until it is shut down. To participate, interested parties (including SMEs, social enterprises, voluntary or community organisation) must be registered on Bluelight with up-to-date contact details to include company name and E mail.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Aug 2022 → 29 Sept 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published2 Aug 2022, 13:42 BST
- Tender notice expected29 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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