CRIMEWAVE LTD awarded Milton Keynes investigation services contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 10:01.

Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council is seeking to employ a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to provide a fully supported, managed, re-deployable evidence and information gathering service with the provision of unlimited CCTV interrogation, review, and the secure supply of full evidence and information packs for investigation and analysis by authorised officers of the Council. The Council is looking for an organisation that uses innovation and initiative in considering solutions to issues raised. The contract will involve presentation of evidence to both a civil and criminal procedures standard as well as information, surveys and reports, as instructed. This notice is notification of award of contract Contract start date 1st October 2026 and the contract was signed by all parties 13th October 2026, the date when the public contract was entered into as required under by 32(2)(l) (or 32(2)(j)

Awarded to

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CRIMEWAVE LTD

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £1.3m
Awarded: 27 Aug 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PNTW-3271-DWZQ
Location: Northampton, UKF24, NN4 7BF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: 2026-026
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Covered By

GPA

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: Milton Keynes City Council
Id: GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Address

Street Address: Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Locality: Milton Keynes
Postal Code: MK9 3EJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ12

Contact

Name: Corporate Procurement
Email: corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Telephone: 01908691691

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: CRIMEWAVE LTD
Id: GB-PPON-PNTW-3271-DWZQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNTW-3271-DWZQ

Address

Street Address: Artisans' House
Locality: Northampton
Postal Code: NN4 7BF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF24

Contact

Email: info@crimewaveltd.co.uk

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: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79720000
Description: Investigation services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PNTW-3271-DWZQ
Name: CRIMEWAVE LTD

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Environmental Managed Investigation Services
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: An option to extend for further 2 years

Value

Including VAT: 1,519,488
Amount: 1,266,240
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096771-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096771-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 08:40
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

054563-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 10 Jun 2026, 09:59
085384-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 9 Sept 2026, 13:25
096771-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 08:40

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Milton Keynes City Council awarded its Environmental Managed Investigation Services contract to CRIMEWAVE LTD. The service covers managed, redeployable evidence and information gathering, including CCTV interrogation and evidence packs for council investigations.

Published outcome signals

Tender notice published10 June 2026Evidence: Release history lists tender notice 054563-2026 dated 2026-06-10.
Award notice published9 September 2026Evidence: Release history lists contract award notice 085384-2026 dated 2026-09-09.
Contract details notice published14 October 2026Evidence: Contract document 096771-2026 is dated 2026-10-14.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096771-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b164
First published: 9 Sept 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 10:01
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award for lot 1 is recorded to CRIMEWAVE LTD under an open procedure. The contract record states a start date of 1 October 2026 and a signed date of 1 October 2026.

Market significance

The stated contract value is £1,266,240 excluding VAT (£1,519,488 including VAT) for an initial three-year term, with an option to extend by two years.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CRIMEWAVE LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £1,266,240 excluding VAT; £1,519,488 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract record

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Award 1 names CRIMEWAVE LTD as supplier for lot 1. Contract 1 linked to award 1 states the values.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Tender notice published

98% confidence

10 June 2026

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Release history lists tender notice 054563-2026 dated 2026-06-10.

Award notice published

98% confidence

9 September 2026

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Release history lists contract award notice 085384-2026 dated 2026-09-09.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Contract document 096771-2026 is dated 2026-10-14.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is marked active.

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is marked active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,266,240

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Contract 1 value.amount is 1266240 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£1,519,488

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1519488 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Single contract value associated with award 1 and lot 1

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Contract 1 links to award 1, which is linked to lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

97% confidence

28 August 2026

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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-08-28.

Contract start date

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.

Initial contract end date

99% confidence

30 September 2029

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-30.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

30 September 2031

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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.

Contract signature date

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service requirement

98% confidence

Managed, redeployable evidence and information gathering service

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Tender description states that the council sought a fully supported, managed, re-deployable evidence and information gathering service.

Core activities

98% confidence

Unlimited CCTV interrogation and review; secure evidence and information packs; investigation analysis support

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Tender description specifies these activities.

Evidence standard

98% confidence

Evidence for civil and criminal procedures, plus instructed information, surveys and reports

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Tender description states the contract will involve presentation of evidence to civil and criminal procedures standards and instructed reports.

Classification

99% confidence

Investigation services (CPV 79720000)

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Award item lists CPV 79720000, Investigation services.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process tender states procurementMethodDetails as Open procedure.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One lot recorded

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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of bids and evaluation results unknown

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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

3 years

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The period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.

Extension option

99% confidence

Option to extend for a further 2 years

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Contract renewal description states: 'An option to extend for further 2 years'.

Maximum term

98% confidence

Up to 5 years

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The maximum extent date is 30 September 2031, two years after the initial end date.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial scale

98% confidence

£1.266m excluding VAT across the stated initial term

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Contract value.amount is £1,266,240 and the initial period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.

Service model

98% confidence

Managed investigative evidence service with CCTV review and evidential reporting requirements

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Tender description specifies managed evidence gathering, CCTV interrogation/review, secure evidence packs, and civil/criminal-standard evidence.

Extension exposure

96% confidence

The buyer holds an optional further two years, subject to its exercise of the stated option

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Contract renewal description provides an option to extend for a further two years.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06b164
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Milton Keynes City Council

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Buyer party is named Milton Keynes City Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier legal identity

99% confidence

CRIMEWAVE LTD (company number 08596130)

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Supplier verification identifies verified company name CRIMEWAVE LTD and company number 08596130 through an exact-name match.

Supplier status

98% confidence

Active company

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier scale

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details mark scale as sme.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Northampton, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Northampton, NN4 7BF, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision point

91% confidence

Estimated by 30 September 2029

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The explicit initial end date is 30 September 2029 and the contract includes a two-year extension option. This is an estimate of the option decision horizon, not a procurement forecast.

Potential maximum end date

99% confidence

30 September 2031

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Contract maximum extent date is 2031-09-30.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract signature date discrepancy

99% confidence

The narrative description says all parties signed on 13 October 2026, while the structured contract field gives dateSigned as 1 October 2026.

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Process description states 13 October 2026; contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01. This analysis reports both rather than selecting an unsupported date.

Lot detail availability

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.

Competition detail availability

99% confidence

Bid counts, unsuccessful suppliers, scoring and award rationale were not supplied in the published data.

View supporting evidence

No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied source contains conflicting contract-signature dates: 1 October 2026 in the structured contract field and 13 October 2026 in the notice narrative.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Environmental Managed Investigation Services contract?

CRIMEWAVE LTD is the recorded supplier for award 1 and lot 1.

What is the contract value?

The contract record states £1,266,240 excluding VAT and £1,519,488 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The initial period is recorded as 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend for a further two years.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The structured contract record gives a signature date of 1 October 2026, while the notice narrative says all parties signed on 13 October 2026.

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Environmental Managed Investigation Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

CRIMEWAVE LTD

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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