BLC0218 Market Engagement Crypto Capabilities Framework-Prior Information Notice

Published date: 14 February 2025

Last edited date: 14 February 2025

Contract summary

Industry

Industry specific software package - 48100000

Business intelligence software package - 48482000

Trust and custody services - 66160000

Location of contract

B4 6DG

Value of contract

£20,000,000 to £60,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-547-53-BLC0218

Published date

14 February 2025

Closing date

20 February 2025

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

21 December 2025

Contract end date

21 December 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

BlueLight Commercial are working in collaboration with UK policing and government organisations and agencies to seek information from the digital asset software and services market to inform a procurement process. The procurement is to establish a two-lot framework. Lot 1: Storage and Realisation is for a software as a service custody solution to store seized digital assets and to realise these asset. Lot 2: Track and Trace is for software for blockchain forensic analysis. The purpose of this engagement is to obtain information about licensing, pricing models and insurance. The procurement process will commence in the first quarter of the 2025 financial year.

BlueLight Commercial is looking to assess the market with respect to:
1. Licensing models-flexible approach to user licenses.
2. Hierarchy of users-are the solutions compatible with use by law enforcement where different permissions may be granted, and cases can be reviewed by senior management.
3. Pricing model and insurance requirements.

It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender Service (FTS) or the Central Digital Platform. This PIN is not a pre-qualification questionnaire and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise only to help inform a subsequent procurement exercise.

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More information

Links

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bluelightcommercial/aspx/

Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Barksby

Address

Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
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B4 6DG
United Kingdom

Telephone

00000000000

Email

emma.barksby@bluelight.police.uk

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