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Published 16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of End Point Data Protection Solution

Official notice

Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Police & fire)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 Jan 2030 · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of End Point Data Protection Solution. The Authority is hoping to engage with the Market to better understand the options around the replacement of the current endpoint device manager system used by Northamptonshire Police, and to introduce a new system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, which currently does not have one in place.

CPV: Data security software development services · Data security software package · File security software development services · File security software package · Security software development services · Security software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
48730000 Security software package48731000 File security software package48732000 Data security software package72212730 Security software development services72212731 File security software development services72212732 Data security software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
Authority reference
C1248
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023410
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Data security software development servicesData security software packageFile security software development servicesFile security software packageSecurity software development servicesSecurity software package
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066acf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Mar 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published225 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
  2. Market engagement199 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

    Provision of End Point Data Protection Solution. The Authority is hoping to engage with the Market to better understand the options around the replacement of the current endpoint device manager system used by Northamptonshire Police, and to introduce a new system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, which currently does not have one in place.

    The PME is intended to assist in refining our specification and to understand the pricing element of the requirement.

    If you are interested in taking part in this Pre-Market Engagement exercise, please complete the requirements section on Atamis and express an interest - northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

    If you have any problems viewing this opportunity or registering your interest, please email Commercial at Commercial@northants.police.uk

  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 69 days
    4 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
    UK2

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

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQZB-4253-GCQD Darby House ,Darby Close ,Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, East Midlands, NN8 6GSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure