The authority is seeking to establish a framework for the provision of a digital interview recording solution for police stations and other locations. The solution includes the software, associated equipment including cameras, microphones and recording devices and storage facilities for recordings undertaken. The solution should not be bespoke and should be capable of supplementing with easily available hardware and devices.

The procurement is seeking to appoint a single provider to a framework. The framework is for the provision of a Digital interview recording (DIR) solution. The solution shall include both the hardware and the software

Elements of the solution and storage facilities. The framework shall be available to the participating authorities as listed below:

— Bedfordshire Constabulary Cambridgeshire Constabulary Essex Constabulary,

— Kent Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary Norfolk Constabulary Suffolk Constabulary.

The participating authorities may purchase a DIR solution through the framework however there is no guarantee or warranty that any orders will be placed through the framework.

The total value of the solution for the maximum 5 period of the call-off contracts across all seven forces is approximately 3 500 000 GBP to 9 000 000 GBP.

The purpose of the DIR Solution is to deliver an interview and storage solution that allows for future expansion and makes use of interoperability with current systems where processes benefit. The DIR Solution will provide a model that reduces the cost of the interview function and creates lean processes in respect of initial interview, user access, media sharing, media storage and appropriate deletion.

The specific scope of this project is to provide fixed and mobile interviewing to achieve the following aims:

1) To optimise the systems, structure and delivery of the interview and storage function across the policing arena which includes suspect interviews, in and out of custody, witness and victim interview (ABE) and mobile interviewing;

2) To create and maintain streamlined and secure processes in all areas of the workstream and to introduce automation where possible. This will include:

Creation of audio/audio video interview at the user end point:

— remote monitoring and viewing of interviews,

— upload of the interview from fixed and agile locations,

— access to the interview from the central repository,

— secure sharing of the interview,

— MOPI classification and subsequent deletion.