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Socrates - Forensic Case Management Software - Licence, Support & Maintenance

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 07:41.

Opportunity overview

Socrates is used by the majority of UK police forces for secure forensic evidence handling, case management, matching of evidence, modus operandi matching, and pattern recognition between apparently unrelated cases. The application manages crime scene samples collected by FSI officers and onward tracking through the investigation process. Samples include photographs, fingerprints and DNA.

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.

SOCRATES SOFTWARE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£37.9k
Awarded
30 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07485918
Location
Cambridge, UKH12, CB24 3AR, 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
WMP0245
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands
Id
GB-PPON-PHLH-1699-TDLT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHLH-1699-TDLT

Address

Street Address
Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B4 6AT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
SOCRATES SOFTWARE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07485918

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07485918

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCPX-2966-PWJG

Address

Street Address
The Old Granary Suite 3a, Westwick
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB24 3AR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
31 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services

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

Value

Including VAT
45,452
Amount
37,877
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07485918
Name
SOCRATES SOFTWARE LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
029884-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
31 Mar 2026, 15:43
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B4 6AT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 029864-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 029884-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·