National Agreement for the Provision of Digital Forensics Services - (Procurement led by The Forensic Capability Network (FCN - the Authority) on behalf of Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner)
Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
16 October 2028
726 days remaining
Published
16 October 2020
Type
services
Overview
The Forensic Capability Network (FCN - the Authority) on behalf of Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner are leading and awarding a National Digital Forensics Services arrangement to be available for use by the FCN's customers. The arrangement will be a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), which will be in place for an eight-year period from commencement of the DPS.
The Authority and its Customers are seeking to award multiple Service Agreements through the following structure of requirements:- Lot 1A Digital Data Retrieval - Mobile Device Lot 1B Digital Data Retrieval - Computers Lot 2A Complex Digital Data Retrieval - Mobile Device Decrypt & Acquire Lot 2B Complex Digital Data Retrieval - Chip / Data Restoration Lot 2C Complex Digital Data Retrieval - Mobile Device Bespoke Lot 2D Complex Digital Data Retrieval - HDD/Peripheries Repair & Data Restoration Lot 2E Complex Digital Data Retrieval - Mobile Device Peripheries Lot 3 Digital Forensic Investigation & Evaluation Lot 4A Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Cell Site Analysis Lot 4B Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Still / Video Image Enhancement Lot 4C Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Video Production and Presentation Lot 4D Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Image Comparison - Face Lot 4E Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Image Comparison - Clothing Lot 4F Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Image Comparison - Vehicles Lot 4G Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Image Comparison - Other Lot 4H Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Audio Enhancement Lot 4I Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Audio Analysis Lot 4J Digital Forensic Case Evaluation - Audio Voice Comparison Lot 5A Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - PT Trial - Mobile Device DDR Lot 5B Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - PT Trial - Computer DFI Lot 5C Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - GTD / Test Data Production Lot 5D Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - ISO 17020 / 17025 Training Lot 5E Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - Other Training e.g. Crim.PR / Expert Witness Lot 5F Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - Tool Training Lot 5G Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - Method Validation Lot 5H Digital Forensics Quality Assurance - Quality Assurance Consultancy Lot 6 Collection & Delivery (Lots 2A - E & 4A - J only) We are pleased to invite you to participate in this procurement (Stage 1 of the DPS the Selection Stage). Upon expressing an interest by "accepting" this opportunity you will have full access to the suite of guidance documents located in the "access documents" folder in this Bluelight e- tendering Portal and the online Selection Questionnaire. To note this is a completely electronic process and therefore all communications must be made and received via this Bluelight e-tendering portal.
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The Forensic Capability Network, on behalf of the Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner, is setting up an eight‑year Dynamic Purchasing System for digital forensics services, split into many specialised lots that police and related agencies can call on as needed.
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Published
16 October 2020
Submission deadline
16 October 2028
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