Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN72FZ
UK
Contact person: Mike Bennett
E-mail: mike.bennett1@surrey.police.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sussex.police.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Trend Software
Reference number: JPS2402
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
36 month contract for the use of Trend Software
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 346 503.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct award under the Healthtrust Europe CommIT framework for Trend Software as Softcat are the UK reseller.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
36 month contract awarded to Softcat via HealthTrust Europe framework via direct award as Softcat are the only UK reseller of this software
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat PLC
02174990
Marlow
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 73 465.03
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/06/2025