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BLC0288 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Social Media Screening Capabilities Framework

BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 09:27.

Opportunity overview

BlueLight Commercial has established a multi-supplier Framework for the provision of open-source intelligence (OSINT) software for social media screening. The Framework Agreement will be available for use by all UK Police Forces and other agencies. BlueLight Commercial work in collaboration with blue light organisations to maximise commercial benefit to UK emergency services. Police vetting teams are responsible for ensuring that individuals applying for roles within policing, law enforcement partners, or other security-sensitive positions meet the highest standards of integrity, reliability, and trustworthiness. Vetting procedures routinely include examining an applicant’s digital footprint, social media activity, affiliations, and behavioural indicators that may reveal potential risks. The current vetting process is labour-intensive and reliant on manual searches carried out across disparate systems and online systems. The implementation of an OSINT solution aims to transform the police vetting process by addressing existing inefficiencies, enhancing the accuracy of intelligence gathering, and ensuring consistent application of vetting standards across all teams. Automated data collection, cross-referencing, and intelligent risk flagging will minimise the potential for human error, ensure that critical intelligence is not overlooked, and allow for faster, evidence-based decision-making. The Framework Term shall be for a period of 4 years with no option to extend.

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.

Fivecast PTY Limted

No match
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£48m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPBR-1345-MZLT
Location
Adelaide, AU, 5000, Australia

Neotas Limited

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£48m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10602502
Location
London, UKI41, EC2A 4NE, 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
BLC0288
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Description
The fees are a percentage of the business transacted via the framework, per supplier.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-058739

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.015
Monetary Value
award

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
Police Contracting Authorities and/or Police and Crime Commissioners, for a full list go to: https://www.police.uk/forces Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners MOD Police, PSNI, Police Scotland, British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Police Forces of British Overseas Territories, British Sovereign Base Areas and British Crown Dependencies, Financial Intelligence Unit Jersey Local Authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Combined Authorities, Mayoral Combined Authorities and Combined County Authorities UK Fire and Rescue Services Home Office, MoJ, FCDO, DWP, Department for Business and Trade and DEFRA: including their associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies. APCC, NPCC, College of Policing, Border Force, IOPC, BlueLight Commercial and Police Digital Services Organisations set up under the Crime and Courts Act 2013 NHS Bodies
Description
This framework has been awarded to multiple suppliers for use by law enforcement agencies and other public sector bodies. The procedure for Call-Off Contracts is further competition or direct award

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-12517649

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
12517649

Address

Street Address
Lower Ground 5-8 The Sanctuary
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3JS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Natalie Morton

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Neotas Limited
Id
GB-COH-10602502

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10602502

Address

Street Address
3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 4NE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Fivecast PTY Limted
Id
GB-PPON-PPBR-1345-MZLT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPBR-1345-MZLT

Address

Street Address
80 Hutt Street
Locality
Adelaide
Postal Code
5000
Country
AU
Country Name
Australia
Region
AU

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey
Entry 3
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 4
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10602502
Name
Neotas Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PPBR-1345-MZLT
Name
Fivecast PTY Limted

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
BLC0288 Framework for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Social Media Screening Capabilities
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
15 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
17 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
16 Apr 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
48,000,000
Amount
40,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-15712
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
Redacted copy of Framework Agreement which suppliers have signed
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
041446-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 May 2026, 11:53
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
1. Implementation
Description
All Implementations must be delivered on time to the timescales set out and agreed between the Supplier and each Contracting Authority as detailed in the implementation plan. Implementation of the software is accepted as completed when the software is accepted as operational by the Contracting Authority. Calculation methodology = (Delivered on time/total number of call off orders)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
2. Management Information
Description
Management Information shared in full within 10 days of the reporting period Calculation methodology = (on time reports / total reports)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
3. System Availability
Description
Availability of the system (excluding planned downtime – notified to the Contracting Authority in advance) with a quarter. Uptime Percentage = (Uptime hours / total hours in period) * 100)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
4. Service Requests – Initial Response
Description
Number of service requests meeting initial response time within quarter / total number of service requests logged within quarter.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
5. Service Requests – Resolved on Time
Description
Number of requests recorded as Priority 1 which miss target resolution time in quarter / total number of Priority 1 service requests logged within quarter.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
6. P1 Requests – Missed Resolution Time
Description
Number of requests recorded as Priority 1 which miss target resolution time in quarter / total number of Priority 1 service requests logged within quarter.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
7. P2 Requests – Missed Resolution Time
Description
Number of requests recorded as Priority 2 which miss target resolution time in quarter / total number of Priority 2 service requests logged within quarter.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 8
Id
8
Title
8. P3 Requests – Missed Resolution Time
Description
Number of requests recorded as Priority 3 which miss target resolution time in quarter / total number of Priority 3 service requests logged within quarter.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 9
Id
9
Title
9. Social Value
Description
Within 3 months of commencement of the Service Level Agreement, the Supplier shall register their organisation on the NetPositive Social Value Action Planning Tool (https://police.net-positive.org/) and create an action plan detailing their social value commitments and actions. As a minimum, the Supplier must update their action plan annually with progress and evidence of delivery.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 3JS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 030266-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 041446-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·