How to win: Communications and Digital Data Exploitation Solution

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This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, acting also on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Communication and Digital Data Exploitation Solution. The Requirement will be tendered as a Single Lot. The Contract Term shall be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by a further 5 x 12-month extensions at the discretion of the Authority. The organisations that will be named on this Contract are: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey The anticipated commencement date of the Contract] is 1st December 2026. Any changes to this commencement date will be communicated to all bidders through the contracting authority’s e-Procurement Portal It is a mandatory requirement that the successful solution is currently the principal communications data analysis solution for at least 12 UK law enforcement organisations (representing 20% of the 60 organisations comprising 45 territorial police forces, BTP, MOD Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, 9 ROCUs, the NCA, the TOEX network, and Counter-Terror

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £2,374,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 21 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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