Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Suppliers
- Forensic Access Limited, Key Forensic Services Limited, Orchid Cellmark Ltd (t/a Cellmark Forensic Services)
- Value
- £19,139,360
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Police services (CPV 75241100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Nov 2025
- Published8 Sep 2026Published 308 days after the contract date
Description
The aim of the Physical Forensic Services DPS is to deliver a collaborative approach to the next generation of forensics contracts for physical forensics services, providing a nationally standardised specification and terms & conditions to build a cohesive sustainable marketplace environment, where service delivery and capacity meet both the current and future needs of policing and the criminal justice system (CJS). This further competition procurement will enable a balanced approach to stabilisation of the marketplace, whilst delivering Value for Money (VfM) for policing, through embedding a culture of collaborative working and partnerships.
About the suppliers
Forensic Access Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05107377).
Key Forensic Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11194776).
Orchid Cellmark Ltd (t/a Cellmark Forensic Services): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04045527).