Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 16 May 2025, 13:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Forensic Proficiency Testing

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£30,264published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to CACI Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumbria Police has a requirement for an Inter Lab Proficiency Testing Service covering both Computers and Mobile Devices for a 4 year cycle.

CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Digital Forensic Proficiency Testing services for Computers and Mobile devicesAwarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 May 2025, 13:15 BST
Last source update: 16 May 2025, 13:15 BST
Authority reference: NP0371
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022212
Classification (CPV): Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0515d0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Single Source Contract. The Contract has been directly awarded to CACI Ltd as they are currently the only provider in Europe with ISO/IEC 17043:2023. Our accreditation is dependent on maintaining standards which must be done via regular, scheduled QA Testing and CACI are the only provider that can provide the service.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,2641 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CACI Ltd	£30,264 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 022212-2025-NP0371-1 · CACI Ltd
Signed
21 Feb 2025
Value
£30,264
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2nd Floor, Victory House, Balliol Business Park, Longbenton, Newcastle, North East, NE128EWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CACI LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01649776 London, North East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.