AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
BlueLight Commercial Limited has published an award notice for a PoliceAI lead delivery partner call-off, made on behalf of the College of Policing Ltd. The named supplier is DELOITTE LLP. The published award is capped at £30 million including VAT; £11,433,385.20 including VAT is stated as committed for year-one core resources, with further work subject to Statements of Work.
Published outcomeAward announced to DELOITTE LLP under a further competition from Lot 1 (ICT Strategic Partner) of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner ICT Framework.
Market significanceThis is a substantial UK public-sector IT-services call-off, with a published £30 million cap and a defined year-one commitment. The notice does not publish pricing, work-package allocations, evaluation results or further-competition participation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DELOITTE LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-dcfcccf2-74c5-42a0-a48e-7460296865da-1 · Lots Lot 1 (ICT Strategic Partner) framework lot · £30,000,000 cap including VAT; supplier-specific allocation not separately published GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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The award identifies Deloitte LLP as its supplier. Supplier verification matches company number OC303675 to verified company name DELOITTE LLP. The £30m award value is published against the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete
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The notice describes itself as an awarded contract notice; process display status is awarded and source status is complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-dcfcccf2-74c5-42a0-a48e-7460296865da-1 has status active.
Award decision date
98% confidence15 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-15.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The published data records an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Published notice date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice document and release history give 2026-10-14T11:25:24+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award cap
99% confidence£30,000,000 including VAT
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The description states that contract value is capped at £30,000,000 including VAT; the award value is £30,000,000.
Committed year-one value
99% confidence£11,433,385.20 including VAT
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The notice states this is committed for year-one core resources.
Additional-work basis
98% confidenceSubject to Statements of Work
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The notice states that all work beyond the committed core resources is subject to Statements of Work.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Further-competition submission deadline
98% confidence31 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-07-31T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence15 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-15.
Stated contract start
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Tender and award contract period start date is 2026-10-01.
Stated initial contract end
98% confidence30 September 2029
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Tender and award contract period end date is 2029-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLead delivery partner for PoliceAI
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The notice states that the contract is for provision of a Lead Delivery Partner for PoliceAI.
Service category
99% confidenceIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary CPV is 72000000 with this description.
Framework route
99% confidenceCall-off following further competition from Lot 1, ICT Strategic Partner
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The notice identifies a further competition under Lot 1 of the ICT Framework established by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire, reference 2024/S 000-039511.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item lists delivery address country as United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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The process records procurement method as selective.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceFramework call-off following further competition
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The process method detail states call-off from a framework agreement and the description states it followed a further competition.
Framework lot
99% confidenceLot 1 — ICT Strategic Partner
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Explicitly stated in the notice description.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of participants and evaluation outcomes unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence36 months
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The description states a contract term of 36 months; dates run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to 12 further months
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The notice states an option to extend by a further 12 months.
Maximum possible duration
98% confidence48 months, if the stated extension is exercised
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Calculated from the explicit 36-month term plus a 12-month extension option.
Commercial structure
99% confidenceYear-one core-resource commitment plus Statements of Work for other work
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The notice distinguishes committed core-resource spend from other work subject to Statements of Work.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Spend profile
99% confidenceThe £30m cap is not the same as committed spend: £11.43m is committed for year-one core resources, while other work depends on Statements of Work.
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Explicitly stated in the contract description.
Route-to-market implication
98% confidenceThe opportunity was competed among eligible suppliers under an existing ICT framework rather than advertised as an open competition.
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The notice states it was a further competition under a framework; procurement method is selective.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signed contract
99% confidenceThe source supports an awarded, active record and stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award status is active; no explicit execution or signature field is supplied.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £30m figure is a cap including VAT, not a confirmed committed total; only £11,433,385.20 is stated as committed in year one.
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Published description distinguishes the cap from committed year-one core-resource value.
Lot and allocation detail
99% confidenceNo awarded lot IDs, work-package allocation, pricing schedule or individual Statement-of-Work values are published.
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Award lot IDs are null and the notice provides no further breakdown.
Competition transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice on bidder count, bidder identities, scoring, award rationale or evaluation results.
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No such fields or narrative are present in supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly evidence that the contract has been signed or executed.
- The published £30m amount is a VAT-inclusive cap; it should not be treated as confirmed spend beyond the stated £11,433,385.20 year-one commitment.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bid numbers, participating suppliers, scores, pricing, evaluation rationale, Statements of Work, or detailed service deliverables.
- No awarded lot IDs or detailed allocation is published; the reference to Lot 1 identifies the originating framework lot rather than a separately awarded contract lot.
- The extension is an option only; whether it will be exercised is unknown.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
PoliceAIDELOITTE LLPBlueLight CommercialCollege of PolicingICT framework call-offlead delivery partnerpublic sector IT services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the PoliceAI lead delivery partner contract?
DELOITTE LLP is the verified legal supplier named in the active award.
What is the value of the PoliceAI call-off?
The published contract cap is £30,000,000 including VAT. The notice states that £11,433,385.20 including VAT is committed for year-one core resources; other work is subject to Statements of Work.
When does the stated initial term end?
The published initial contract period ends on 30 September 2029, with an option for a further 12 months.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice says it was a further competition under Lot 1 of an existing ICT framework and records a selective procurement method.
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