Official UK procurement notice
Support & Maintenance of the Niche Police Records Management System
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupport & Maintenance of the Niche Police Records Management System. The contract covers the requirements for South Wales Police and Gwent Police.
CPV: Software maintenance and repair services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 14 Mar 2024, 15:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2024, 15:50 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008245- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0448b8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reasons:
Reg 32.2(b)(ii) -competition is absent for technical reasons
Reg 32.2(b)(ii) - The protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
Due to propriety licenses , only the software manufacturer can provide the support and maintenance required.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:139979)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niche Technology UK Limited | £2,227,073 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008245-2024-1 · Niche Technology UK Limited
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,227,073
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Niche Technology UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.