ProcuraAxisBeta
Sign inCreate Free Account
Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Licensing and Support of the Police Records Management System

Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:54.

Opportunity overview

1 year contract extension for the licensing and support of the Police Record Management System by Niche Technology. This is hosted by Merseyside Police as part of the West Coast Collaboration consisting of Cheshire, Dyfed Powys, Merseyside and North Wales. Record Management application running many of the operational processes of each police force. Niche Technology own and license the software and are the only suppliers of the license, its support and associated development. The total contract value is split proportionately across all four participating police forces.

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.

NICHE TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 05122974
Location
Stockton-On-Tees, UKC11, TS22 5TB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffef
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Niche Technology UK Ltd own and license the software and are the only supplier of the license, its support and associated development.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 3
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBLY-7223-BPGL
Name
Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 3AN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Merseyside Police Headquarters

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBLY-7223-BPGL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05122974
Name
NICHE TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC11
Country
GB
Locality
Stockton-On-Tees
Postal Code
TS22 5TB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Azets, Wynyard Park House Wynyard Avenue

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
05122974
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PTWD-1456-LNVJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79996100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Records management

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,155,307

Renewal

Description
Niche RMS is the most established record management system in Policing and is critical to the continuity of police operations across four police forces.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014061-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Apr 2025, 15:47

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05122974
Name
NICHE TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
9 Apr 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
9 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
10 Apr 2026, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 3AN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ffef-2025-04-09T15:47:34+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·