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Intelligence Platform Replacement
Scottish Police Authority · Police and fire
In brief
Scottish Police Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
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Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Police Scotland wishes to engage potential Suppliers to obtain appropriate information in advance of an Invitation to Tender being issued. The supplier engagement will enable us to: - Gain greater clarity on the services and solutions currently available. - Consider best practice and innovation. - Consider potential costs for the solution. - Identify the most effective procurement route. - Establish timescales that would be required for: - ITT process - Solution delivery The initial scope of the anticipated procurement exercise will be to deliver an Intelligence Management System (IMS) which will replace Police Scotland’s current Scottish Intelligence Database (SID). The replacement…Read the full description
Police Scotland wishes to engage potential Suppliers to obtain appropriate information in advance of an Invitation to Tender being issued.
The supplier engagement will enable us to:
- Gain greater clarity on the services and solutions currently available.
- Consider best practice and innovation.
- Consider potential costs for the solution.
- Identify the most effective procurement route.
- Establish timescales that would be required for:
- ITT process
- Solution delivery
The initial scope of the anticipated procurement exercise will be to deliver an Intelligence Management System (IMS) which will replace Police Scotland’s current Scottish Intelligence Database (SID).
The replacement solution will allow for the recording, management, understanding, and development of intelligence and should be modern, stable and future proof.
This procurement will include all required software, project management, installation, testing, test reporting, migration data, licensing, support & maintenance, training and any other associated goods or services required to deliver the solution.
Further information is contained within a Request for Information document which will be made available to Suppliers on request.
The planned timescales for the RFI stage are:
- Prior Information Notice published on 27th May 2026
- Suppliers to request RFI document by 1st June 2026
- Suppliers to submit any clarifications by 15th June 2026
- Suppliers to submit RFI responses by 7th August 2026
Suppliers wishing to participate at this stage should request the RFI document via the Public Contracts Scotland website.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 049690-2026
About the buyer
Scottish Police AuthorityLast 12 months
Procurements
59Awards
24Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
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- Invotra Limited1 contract
- Telefónica Tech UK Limited1 contract
- Vital Power1 contract
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From notice 049690-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.