The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland’s website is a vital means by which it makes information available to the public, police and a range of stakeholders. This information includes investigative reports, case summaries, press releases, publications, videos, statistics, an online complaints form and other information. The overall aim of this contract is in support of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland’s commitment to raising public, police and stakeholder awareness and confidence in its work through the provision of timely, accurate and easily accessible information, and the ability to make a complaint online. The Police Ombudsman’s Office (the Office) is committed to openness and transparency, subject to the legal parameters within which it operates. The Office is seeking to appoint a contractor to design, develop, support, maintain and host a dedicated website, as well as administration facilities to allow Police Ombudsman staff to maintain and update the site. The site CMS must, in addition, provide a means by which the site may be optimised for search engines, and must provide for the bulk distribution of emails to editable contacts lists (e.g. press releases to media contacts). Please refer to the separate document “ID 4338839 Specification Schedule” for further information.
Police Ombudsman for Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandWAC-276795
The Office of the Police Ombudsman for NI (PONI) uses a bespoke case handling system to investigate the majority of its complaints and is the primary investigation system used within the office.
Police Ombudsman for Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandWAC-318590