National ANPR Service Programme – Technical Client Side Support

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Why the Work is Being Done Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is widely used by Law Enforcement to detect and disrupt criminal activity and is instrumental in protecting the public. Existing ANPR systems are disparate and may offer limited capability. There is a need for a National Collection of ANPR data to enable improved searching across Force boundaries. The system currently offering this, the National ANPR Data Centre (NADC) is reaching end-of-life. NAS will replace NADC and local ANPR systems ensuring continuity of vital services, standardise use of ANPR and provide many Police Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) with tools to better exploit ANPR. Problem to Be Solved Providing a National ANPR System is a huge undertaking. The existing ANPR estate across UK Law Enforcement is extremely complex with c.14,000 cameras feeding c.40+ individual systems across Police Forces and LEAs, each of which has its own unique connections and partnership arrangements. This in-flight Programme will replace the existing estate with a single system that works across all UK Police Forces and LEAs and will require detailed technical design, robust testing and in-depth engagement bespoke to every one of these organisations as well as the NAS primary suppliers. Who Are the Users The system will be used by all England and Wales Police Forces as well as 17 approved LEAs, with a total of circa 50k users in year 1 (2019-2020). Early Market Engagement None Work Already Done The successful Technical Client Side Support team will replace the incumbent Technical team and continue work in the Elaboration phase. Existing Team There is an existing Technical Client Side Support team of 26 resources currently working in this area. This does not comprise the full programme team. Current Phase Beta Work Location Home Office Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon CR0 1EA Working Arrangments The work will take place on Home Office systems and at Home Office locations in Croydon. Some travel outside London may be necessary and the Home Office expenses policy will apply. It is envisaged that the work will be full time and any changes in resource requirements during the contract will be agreed with appropriate notice. Security Clearance All staff must hold or be prepared to undergo SC Security Clearance to operate on this programme. Core team must hold SC clearance. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Provide example of deployment of highly skilled, experienced teams able to work with minimal supervision with additional benefit of being able to draw additional support from parent organisation as required Provide evidence of managing delivery across 50 diverse organisations each with their own business driver, benefit model, and budget priority, with minimal sphere of control. Provide evidence of supporting large and diverse user communities through the collaborative delivery of their requirements lifecycle whilst providing a centralised Governance and Technical wrapper Provide evidence of leading national, real time, complex, COTS based IT delivery with multiple user groups and requirements. Provide examples of working as an experienced team; self-organised having an ability to work on own initiative and without constant direction. Nice to Haves • Experience of working in a challenging and complex public sector environment, preferably Law Enforcement • Evidence of providing a scalable, preferably Security Cleared resource pool whilst maintaining Governance and Delivery. No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 4 Proposal Criteria • Engagement and approach • Mobilisation • Team structure • Team members skills and experience • Structured approach to deliverables/outputs etc. Cultural Fit Criteria Open and collaborative team approach Flexible approach Commitment to team working Ability to collaborate with multiple organisational cultures and different interests Payment Approach Time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £5m - £14m est.