CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Metropolitan Police Service and contracting authorities as named in II.2.1

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Digital Forensics Managed Service Provision.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UK.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

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.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

SS315104

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Proceedings must be brought within 30 days of the date on which the economic operator knew or ought to have known of the breach of duty owed to it by the contracting authority unless the court considers there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings can be brought.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice