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Provision of Physical Forensic Services for North Wales Police

Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 05:48.

Opportunity overview

The aim of the Physical Forensic Services DPS is to deliver a collaborative approach to the next generation of forensics contracts for physical forensics services, providing a nationally standardised specification and terms & conditions to build a cohesive sustainable marketplace environment, where service delivery and capacity meet both the current and future needs of policing and the criminal justice system (CJS). This further competition procurement will enable a balanced approach to stabilisation of the marketplace, whilst delivering Value for Money (VfM) for policing, through embedding a culture of collaborative working and partnerships.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Forensic Access Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£21k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Apr 2026
Award ID
051853-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
05107377
Location
Oxfordshire, UKJ1, United Kingdom
Contract value
£504k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Apr 2026
Award ID
051853-2026-2
Status
active
Identifier
11194776
Location
Altrincham, UKD3, United Kingdom

Orchid Cellmark Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£441k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Apr 2026
Award ID
051853-2026-3
Status
active
Identifier
04045527
Location
Wolverhampton, UKG2, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75241100 — Police services

Lots

  • The aim of the Physical Forensic Services DPS is to deliver a collaborative approach to the next generation of forensics contracts for physical forensics services, providing a nationally standardised specification and terms & conditions to build a cohesive sustainable marketplace environment, where service delivery and capacity meet both the current and future needs of policing and the criminal justice system (CJS). This further competition procurement will enable a balanced approach to stabilisation of the marketplace, whilst delivering Value for Money (VfM) for policing, through embedding a culture of collaborative working and partnerships.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NPW.BLC.DPS
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
75241100
Description
Police services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The aim of the Physical Forensic Services DPS is to deliver a collaborative approach to the next generation of forensics contracts for physical forensics services, providing a nationally standardised specification and terms & conditions to build a cohesive sustainable marketplace environment, where service delivery and capacity meet both the current and future needs of policing and the criminal justice system (CJS). This further competition procurement will enable a balanced approach to stabilisation of the marketplace, whilst delivering Value for Money (VfM) for policing, through embedding a culture of collaborative working and partnerships.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
50

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police
Id
GB-FTS-15131

Identifier

Legal Name
Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police
Id
n/a

Address

Street Address
Force Headquarters, Glan-y -don, Abergele Road,
Locality
Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Region
UKL
Postal Code
LL29 8AW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
James Parry
Telephone
+44 1492804247

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
03
Description
Public order and safety
Organisation 2
Name
Forensic Access Limited
Id
GB-FTS-182572

Identifier

Legal Name
Forensic Access Limited
Id
05107377

Address

Locality
Oxfordshire
Region
UKJ1
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Key Forensic Services Limited
Id
GB-FTS-182573

Identifier

Legal Name
Key Forensic Services Limited
Id
11194776

Address

Locality
Altrincham
Region
UKD3
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
Orchid Cellmark Limited
Id
GB-FTS-182574

Identifier

Legal Name
Orchid Cellmark Limited
Id
04045527

Address

Locality
Wolverhampton
Region
UKG2
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 5
Name
Police and Crime Commissioner North Wales
Id
GB-FTS-182575

Identifier

Legal Name
Police and Crime Commissioner North Wales

Address

Street Address
Force Headquarters
Locality
Colwyn Bay
Postal Code
LL29 8AW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
051853-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-182572
Name
Forensic Access Limited
Award 2
Id
051853-2026-2
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-182573
Name
Key Forensic Services Limited
Award 3
Id
051853-2026-3
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-182574
Name
Orchid Cellmark Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
051853-2026-1
Award ID
051853-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
20 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
21,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
051853-2026-2
Award ID
051853-2026-2
Status
active
Date Signed
20 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
504,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
051853-2026-3
Award ID
051853-2026-3
Status
active
Date Signed
20 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
441,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Colwyn Bay, North Wales · UKL · LL29 8AW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 051853-2026award, contract ·