UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Diversionary Caution scheme – Domestic Abuse. The Requirement will be tendered as a single supplier. The Contract Term shall be for a period of four (4) years with the option to extend by a further two (2) x Twelve (12) month extensions. The anticipated commencement date of the Contract is 17th November. Any changes to this commencement date will be communicated to all bidders through the contracting authority’s e-Procurement Portal Following the success of Project CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse), all UK Forces now have dispensation to deliver Conditional Cautions for eligible standard risk Domestic Abuse (DA) cases. However, Forces must demonstrate adherence to CARA principles within the Intervention provided.Our aim is to ensure that our stakeholders obtain the best value for money to maximise the benefits to front-line operational performance. CARA is a recognised and award-winning early intervention program for low risk, first time offenders of domestic abuse who have received a conditional caution. The program promotes awareness of domestic abuse, self-reflection, and behavioural change - helping offenders to recognise the impact of their actions on partners, children, and relationships. Launched initially in 2011 as a pilot with Hampshire Constabulary and the Hampton Trust, CARA has since been adopted in nine UK regions. A Cambridge University study from 2012-2014 indicated that CARA participants were 35% less likely to reoffend in DA incidents compared to a control group. Additionally, CARA regularly performs Impact Reports, where they analyse organisational progress, stories of change and offender feedback – as seen below, results from 2023/2024 highlight general Police usage alongside benefits of the self-reflection and behavioural change aspects of CARA. From August 2024, all UK Police Forces received dispensation to deliver CCs for eligible standard-risk DA cases when using a CARA-compliant intervention - avoiding submission of these to the CPS. January 6th ’25 Sussex launched Conditional Cautions for standard-risk DA. There were 10 referrals in this first month and whilst this may be inflated due to cases held awaiting launch date, uptake is expected to increase over time.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex (the PCC for Sussex / the Contracting Authority) with and on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (the PCC for Surrey) is seeking to award a Contract for the provision of vehicle accident repair services and general vehicle bodywork repair services. To view the documents related to this tender, please access the link below and register your company: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex on behalf of themselves and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey are looking to contract with a supplier for the provision of an automated video redaction solution for teams involved in supplying material linked for both civil and criminal cases. This must be a cloud solution. Amongst other things, the system will need to be able to meet the following requirements: • Masking/blocking of logos, faces, vehicle registrations and any other features as identified by the user. • Ability to redact video with and without audio. • Ability to apply reverse redaction • The ability to apply zone redaction • Finalise the redaction • Progressive Editing enabled – ability to edit/redact over time rather than edit all in one go (e.g., edit over a couple of shifts) • Ability to review redactions and amend/tweak as necessary during the mark up stage. • Ability to use both automated (automatic tracking of faces – e.g., if person moves, need the mask to move with it and track it) and manual redaction options. • Comprehensive Redaction Editing Options (Frame-by-Frame, Real-Time Tracking, Audio, facial recognition, VRN (Vehicle Registration Number) recognition, skin blur, and object tracking) • Ability to upload various media types and convert redacted video files in industry standards formats such as MP4, AVI etc from the Surrey and Sussex DEMs platform (currently NICE Investigate) • Automatic recognition of other vehicle reg numbers • Ability to collate digital groupings of evidence (photos, videos, CCTV, etc.) into case folders • Redact audio that comes with images – e.g., remove speech other than the person requesting the info, or redact names and addresses stated by the person • Redact audio only footage - e.g., remove speech other than the person requesting the info, or redact names and addresses stated by the person • Run transcriptions from audio. • Transcription Feature for Audio Redaction with Keyword/Phrase Identification • Assign and Modify User Permissions for Each Case • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implementation

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex on behalf of themselves and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey are looking to contract with a supplier for the provision of an automated video redaction solution for teams involved in supplying material linked for both civil and criminal cases. This must be a cloud solution. Amongst other things, the system will need to be able to meet the following requirements: • Masking/blocking of logos, faces, vehicle registrations and any other features as identified by the user. • Ability to redact video with and without audio. • Ability to apply reverse redaction • The ability to apply zone redaction • Finalise the redaction • Progressive Editing enabled – ability to edit/redact over time rather than edit all in one go (e.g., edit over a couple of shifts) • Ability to review redactions and amend/tweak as necessary during the mark up stage. • Ability to use both automated (automatic tracking of faces – e.g., if person moves, need the mask to move with it and track it) and manual redaction options. • Comprehensive Redaction Editing Options (Frame-by-Frame, Real-Time Tracking, Audio, facial recognition, VRN (Vehicle Registration Number) recognition, skin blur, and object tracking) • Ability to upload various media types and convert redacted video files in industry standards formats such as MP4, AVI etc from the Surrey and Sussex DEMs platform (currently NICE Investigate) • Automatic recognition of other vehicle reg numbers • Ability to collate digital groupings of evidence (photos, videos, CCTV, etc.) into case folders • Redact audio that comes with images – e.g., remove speech other than the person requesting the info, or redact names and addresses stated by the person • Redact audio only footage - e.g., remove speech other than the person requesting the info, or redact names and addresses stated by the person • Run transcriptions from audio. • Transcription Feature for Audio Redaction with Keyword/Phrase Identification • Assign and Modify User Permissions for Each Case • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implementation

The Authority is tendering for the 'off site' catering provision for Sussex and Surrey Police. This tender is split into 2 lots: Lot 1- Operational Planned Events, Lot 2- Kingstanding Training.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, on behalf of themselves and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, would like to invite suppliers to bid for this competitive flexible tender opportunity for the provision of drone video live transmission. This will be for a 2 year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month extension. There are a number of mandatory criteria that Bidders will need to meet in order to progress through to Evaluation, and these can be found within the Tender documents.