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AwardedAwarded 19 August 2026

Forensics Case Management System

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded IT and software work to Redline Discovery Ltd on 19 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £5,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 47 months, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“The Authority”), as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police (“GMP”) is seeking to appoint a dynamic, innovative, single service provider for the provision of a Replacement Forensics Case Management System. GMP currently use two standalone Case Management Systems (CMS) to manage forensic workloads for Digital Forensics and Physical Forensics, respectively. The replacement solution should be an integrated system for the management of all aspects of the forensic case management process.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Redline Discovery Ltd
4 bids received
£1,200,000
Awarded 19 August 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 070904-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082187-2025
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082190-2025
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 078942-2026
  5. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 081867-2026

Last time this was bought

Trailblazer Digital Platform – Live Well - Case Management

Awarded
15 September 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2026

Matched on Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

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From notice 070904-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 4 November 2025, last updated 27 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.