ICT Framework

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire, in collaboration with BlueLight Commercial, has established a multi Contractor framework agreement for the provision of ICT Goods and Services The ICT Strategic Partner shall develop a relationship and understanding of a Contracting Body's business, requirements and roadmap to help add value for the organisation.

There is an expectation that Contractors in this Lot will work alongside the Contracting Bodies to achieve growth, innovation and developments. The Lead Contracting Body would consider bids from Contractors who are able to either provide strategic digital guidance and advice or who can provide strategic digital guidance and advice alongside purchasing and transaction activity

This Lot covers the provision of Hardware and, if required, associated services. This Lot covers the provision of Software and, if required, associated services.

The Contractor must be able to provide a full range of commoditised and commercial software from different vendors, to include, but not limited to open-source licences, COTS licences, Software as a Service (SaaS), operating systems, middleware, utilities and information security software. This lot covers the provision of hardware and software and associated services.

Bidders wishing to bid for this lot must have also bid for Lots 2 and 3. This Lot covers the provision of ICT Professional Services.

Services offered under the framework include but are not limited to Forecasting, planning and strategy , Programme & Project management ,Business case development , Operational modelling,Commissioning Services ,Risk and opportunity management ,Capability development,Transformation, change and assurance ,Policy advice and review , Economics, analysis and research  IT Health check services Infrastructure review Security review and provisioning Product development This Lot covers the provision of Training Services.

Contractors should have the ability to provide the following services, Off the shelf training, Bespoke training and Training needs analysis based on staff experience and roles. The following subcategories are included in this Lot; IT training, data training and project management training.

This Lot covers a requirement for Financial, Data and Associated Information Solutions and Intelligence Analytical/Analysis Solutions. This Lot covers the provision of IT Recycling & Disposal Services.

The Contractor must be able to provide the following services IT product recycling services, IT hardware recycling, data deletion, data wiping and disposal services including secure disposal, asset tracking and recording during the process, on site shredding, secure collection, asset audit reporting, certified data erasure services, shredding and degaussing, product destroying, IT products and hardware resale and remarketing (where possible), Identification of donation routes of erased devices and recycling of devices to environmental standards. This Lot covers the provision of Enabling Services Systems Enabling Services Systems which can be tendered under the framework include HR Systems, PDR Systems, Financial Systems, Payroll Systems, Expenses Systems, Inventory Systems, Asset and Compliance Management Systems, Planning and Duty Management Systems, Recruitment Systems,Procurement Systems,Fleet Management Systems, AP automation systems and ERP end to end Systems

This Lot covers the provision of evidence extraction and evidence examination tools and, if required, associated services. This Lot shall be split into 2 subcategories: Evidence extraction tools Evidence examination tools