Long Arm Software Renewal

Authority: The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (Police & fire)·On behalf of: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£477published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to INTERNET INVESTIGATION SOLUTIONS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Longarm allows investigations on the internet using a secure platform that cannot be tracked back to the police. It also allows for open-source intelligence gathering. This service replaced the previous Spectrum capability.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Aug 2026, 12:21 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
Authority reference: TVP00528
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-090124
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef02 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: This solution has been in force since 2020 with several hundred users trained and using this solution daily.
This solution is our non-attributable internet searching capability which has been embedded into the organisation for a number of years and therefore a large number of users trained.
There is not another supplier of a similar product and therefore a significant amount of work would be required to change the product. Any new product would not provide the current range of services available from Long Arm.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
29 Aug 2026, 12:21 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
3 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4771 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
INTERNET INVESTIGATION SOLUTIONS LTD3 Oct 2026 – 29 Aug 2029	£477	29 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQWX-7678-NJGQ Thames Valley Police - HQ North, Kidlington, South East, OX5 1NZContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ConstabularyProcuring entityJoint ProcurementGB-PPON: PLMD-5951-VJRL Leigh Road, Eastleigh, South EastContact email
The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of WightContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PBYY-5165-YGCV Eastleigh, South EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

INTERNET INVESTIGATION SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 8902949GB-PPON: PWMR-6485-HMMG UNIT 116, IMPERIAL COURT EXCHANGE STREET EAST, LIVERPOOL, North West, L2 3ABContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Aug 2026, 12:21 BST