Investigation services

Tender description

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), as the Contracting Authority, tendered for the supply of a Digital Forensics Managed Service Provision on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and other beneficiaries listed within the contract Notice (2015/S 158-290911). The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the largest police force in the UK. In the current challenging economic climate the organisation has achieved significant progress and change; delivering cost reductions and improved value for money, whilst continuing to provide an exemplary service to Londoners' and visitors to London. The key objectives of the MPS are to cut crime and increase public confidence whilst reducing our costs. We are therefore looking for more innovative ways to help meet these targets and key to this is the way we engage with our suppliers. The Contracting Authority required the provision of a Managed Service (end to end services) to include the following main core services; Level 1 and Level 2: Frontline Self Service and Hubs — The provision of systems, software and the associated management, maintenance and repair, to enable the forensic examination of digital equipment to be carried out at the point of need (i.e. at a police station). Level 3: Technical Services — These services are split into 3 main component parts: — The provision of case work development to solve operational challenges to the retrieval of intelligence or evidence. — The provision of research and development services and/or consultancy services. — The provision of lab-based forensic analysis of digital devices (forensic analysis for complex cases) where required by the Contracting Authority. The Contract includes the full management and provision of support services (logistics, management, maintenance, repair, advice and support for the services) to ensure the successful delivery of the core services The Contracting Authority reserved the right at any time to cease the tendering process and not to award a contract. This procurement was conducted as a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. The Contracting Authority reserved the right to; i) award a contract on the basis of initial tenders without negotiation, ii) conduct the negotiations in successive stages in order to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated by applying the award criteria set out in the invitation to participate in negotiation. The Contracting Authority at its absolute discretion may wish to extend the contract for a further period or periods up to an aggregate of 36 months. The opportunity was advertised at www.bluelight.gov.uk within the Due North area under reference 9ZBK-7XA2O3.