Official UK procurement notice
Digital Forensics Procurement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Crime Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NCA is seeking tenders for the provision of Digital Forensic Services, both nationally and internationally, to support the National Crime Agency (NCA)’s priorities. The scope of the requirement includes the delivery of a wide range of digital forensic capabilities to assist operational activity aligned with the Authority’s strategic objectives. The Authority published a Prior Information Notice (PIN), Notice Identifier: 2024/S 000-006426, on 28 February 2024, to explore the most effective way to deliver forensics services. Following further market engagement, the Authority has amended certain principles and requirements initially outlined in the PIN. Interested Bidders are advised that only the information contained within this UK 4: Tender Notice and the associated procurement documents should be relied upon for full and accurate details of the requirement. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of four (4) years, with the option to extend for an additional twelve (12) months at the discretion of the Authority. This procurement will result in three bespoke Contracts for Services. Full details of the requirement are included within Schedule 1- Specification. This procurement is being conducted under the Procurement Act 2023, in accordance with the guidelines for an Open Procedure.
CPV: Public security, law and order services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£39,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- PQP: Price per quality point.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 09:40 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2025, 09:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024474- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c9aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All details pertaining to this procurement exercise are available via the Authority’s e-procurement portal, ATAMIS. To access the opportunity and submit a response, please follow the steps below: 1. Register and Create an Account Bidders must first register on the ATAMIS supplier portal. If you are already registered, you do not need to register again. 2. Log in: Access the supplier portal here: nca-atamis.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicL… ↗ 3. Locate the opportunity Once logged in, navigate to the “Opportunities” or “My Proposals and Quotes” section to find the relevant procurement opportunity. The Opportunity is titled Digital Forensics Procurement and the Reference Number is C1417. 4. Submit Your Response Please refer to ATAMIS to confirm where responses should be entered directly or attachments should be uploaded. Responses must be submitted before the stated deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted. 5. Clarification Questions For any procurement-related queries, Bidders must use the ATAMIS portal to raise a clarification question. All clarification questions and responses will be managed and published within ATAMIS. If you are unable to locate the opportunity after completing the above steps, or if you encounter any issues with account registration or logging in, please contact ATAMIS support at support@atamis.co.uk
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 31 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 09:40 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by391 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts300 days ago31 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 09:40 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender