Provision of digital jury bundle

Tender description

Supplier engagement for market research required. CPS is seeking to provide Juries and other key participants in Crown Court trials with Jury bundles via a digital solution. Jury bundles contain the exhibits that Prosecution & Defense Counsel intend to refer to during the trial. These are usually documentary exhibits such as telephone records, transcripts of the defendant’s police interview, diagrams and photographs. The intention is to pilot the developed solution in a single trial courtroom before evaluation, before widening to no more than 5x Courtrooms in different parts of the Country. This pilot phase will then be evaluated before any decision made to roll out further. Further regional & national rollout will be subject to further evaluation points. Lot 1: Supplier engagement for market research required. This is a market engagement exercise only. A Digital Jury Bundle to be viewed on a digital device by each Jury member and other key trial participants. Both the bundle format and device must be user friendly. A technical solution which – i. Provides a streamlined and efficient process for transfer of jury bundle material to devices ii. Meets organisational security requirements of both the devices, the material stored on them and any software used as part of the solution. iii. Allows in-trial bundle management – e.g. a process to cater for bundle document additions, deletions, and amendments potentially remotely from the device iv. Ensures that any material on the devices can be wiped at the end of each trial and potentially remotely from the device v. Allows Jurors to digitally annotate the bundle. vi. Training and ongoing technical support for staff setting up the devices vii. Technical support for the Jury and other key trial participants – i.e. training on the devices/software; in-trial support on device use viii. In-trial device management – e.g. charging/storage of devices if required ix. Is ideally capable of integration with other CJS digital systems/processes. Consideration of any additional hardware/equipment and software applications which might be required to facilitate or enhance the digital bundle process. Consideration of any resource required to deliver the day to day process – for example, system operator, training, or technical support. Additional information: All routes to market are being considered and this PIN is for market engagement only, not a call for competition.