AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham awarded Magnet Forensics LLC a direct, below-threshold contract for a DVR Examiner Subscription, described as a video recovery tool.
Published outcomeThe contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 15 September 2026. The stated term runs from 27 February 2027 to 26 February 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £5,470.34 net (£6,564.41 gross) single-supplier software subscription procurement conducted without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Magnet Forensics LLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £5,470.34 net; £6,564.41 gross GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Magnet Forensics LLC as supplier. The linked Contract 1 records these contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096360-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 15 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-15.
Contract term
99% confidence27 February 2027 to 26 February 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-02-27 and endDate is 2028-02-26.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£5,470.34
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Contract 1 value.amount is 5470.34 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£6,564.41
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 6564.41 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-15.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096360-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence27 February 2027
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2027-02-27.
Contract end
99% confidence26 February 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-02-26.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDVR Examiner Subscription
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The tender and contract title is "DVR Examiner Subscription".
Published description
99% confidenceVideo recovery tool
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The tender description states: "This is for a Video recovery tool".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48218000 — License management software package
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The award item lists CPV 48218000 with this description.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
98% confidence12 months
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The explicit period runs from 27 February 2027 to 26 February 2028.
Pricing basis
99% confidenceNet and gross contract values published
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Contract 1 provides amount (£5,470.34) and amountGross (£6,564.41).
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier software subscription valued at £5,470.34 excluding VAT
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One supplier is named on Award 1; the award concerns a subscription and Contract 1 records a £5,470.34 net value.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award below threshold without competition
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The published procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
97% confidenceSource supplier name retained; Companies House verification is not applicable
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable" and the supplier is located in the United States.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the stated direct, below-threshold, without-competition route
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No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No published tender deadline, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal provisions were supplied; the estimated February 2028 renewal point is based only on the stated end date.
- The supplier is a US-based entity and Companies House verification is not applicable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DVR Examiner SubscriptionMagnet Forensics LLCPolice And Crime Commissioner For Durhamvideo recovery toolsoftware subscriptiondirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DVR Examiner Subscription contract?
Magnet Forensics LLC is named as the supplier for Award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £5,470.34 excluding VAT and £6,564.41 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 27 February 2027 to 26 February 2028.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice states that it was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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