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Automation in Digital Forensics

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:48.

Opportunity overview

Surrey and Sussex Police require advanced digital forensic tools to support investigations involving digital evidence. We are particularly looking at where automation and solutions can provide the following: - Rapid extraction and analysis of digital evidence - Support for a wide range of devices and data formats - Integration with existing forensic workflows - Enhanced reporting capabilities for court presentation - Improved efficiency and accuracy in investigations

Classification

  • CPV33950000 — Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
  • CPV71600000 — Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • CPV71900000 — Laboratory services
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV75240000 — Public security, law and order services
  • CPV79700000 — Investigation and security services

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
JPS3141
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33950000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
Entry 2
Id
71600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory services
Entry 4
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 5
Id
75240000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public security, law and order services
Entry 6
Id
79700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Investigation and security services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079822-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Dec 2025, 15:09

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
Surrey Police, acting on behalf of themselves and Sussex Police have begun engaging with forensic solution providers to better understand the benefits of automated processing and automated workflows to increase our efficiency 24/7.and how these can help Surrey and Sussex meet the following objectives: -Reduced Spend on outsourced services - Rapid extraction and analysis of digital evidence - Support for a wide range of devices and data formats - Integration with existing forensic workflows - Enhanced reporting capabilities for court presentation - Improved efficiency and accuracy in investigations As part of this engagement we are inviting suppliers to demonstrate their solution capability, and where suitable we are asking to test these to further understand what capability there is on the market. We have already begun testing with Magnet Forensics LLC, and plan to approach other suppliers in the market also.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTBH-8315-RNZP
Name
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ25
Country
GB
Locality
Guildford
Postal Code
GU3 1YJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 412

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PTBH-8315-RNZP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Guildford · UKJ25 · GU3 1YJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05eee9-2025-12-04T15:09:29ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·