Existing Software continuity or new software purchase

Tender description

Thames Valley Police acting as lead Authority for ACRO who use ECRIS RI (European Criminal Information System Reference Implementation) which is a piece of software that enables EU member states to exchange criminal records via a messaging service. Since BREXIT there is a UK version UKCRIS RI (UK Criminal Information System Reference Implementation) which the EU will work with, with the understanding that the UK would maintain and upgrade the system beyond the version available to us at the time of our exit. Lot 1: Thames Valley Police acting as lead Authority for ACRO who use ECRIS RI (European Criminal Information System Reference Implementation) which is a piece of software that enables EU member states to exchange criminal records via a messaging service. Since BREXIT there is a UK version UKCRIS RI (UK Criminal Information System Reference Implementation) which the EU will work with, with the understanding that the UK would maintain and upgrade the system beyond the version available to us at the time of our exit. Additional information: Software originally created by an EU company called Tracsis International. Migrating software upgrade over to Azure with Joint ICT, keep on SaaS. Looking for a provider who is up to speed with Tracsis to maintain and support software or they can develop their own version of the software but would need full maintenance and support.