AwardedAwarded 1 October 2025

Analytical tools for the extraction and interrogation of digital evidence from digital devices

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded IT and software work to Magnet Forensics, LLC on 1 October 2025.

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What the notice says

Please Note: This award notice is linked to an above threshold transparency notice Ref: OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d75extensio This contract is for the installation and support of a suite of tools to enhance Greater Manchester Police's digital forensic capabilities, streamlining digital investigations, and improving overall efficiency in the handling of digital evidence. The contract will enable the Digital Forensics Investigation Unit (DFIU) to optimise the use of existing analytical tools and applications, by allowing multiple mobile devices to be extracted concurrently. It will also reduce bottlenecks in the workflow and ultimately help to manage caseloads more effectively. For example, allowing the DFIU to decrypt and acquire data from a single mobile device to multiple devices daily. Please Note: The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police will be given equal rights to the Authority to enforce the provisions of the Contract, under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Magnet Forensics, LLC£1,400,000
1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 001359-2026

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From notice 001359-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.