# Holmes 2 Renewal

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police
- Contract winner: UNISYS EUROPE LIMITED
- Award value: £265,225
- Tender value: £265,225
- Award date: 24 September 2025
- Published: 13 October 2025
- Contract start: 25 September 2025
- Contract end: 24 September 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 465a8e21-8859-45ef-9900-c3a67703a3ae-867917
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-63af0eb0-90cd-49b7-9fc1-26e38fe5a5d7

## Description

A national supply agreement has been negotiated on behalf of all police forces nationally in accordance with the CCS G-Cloud 14 - Lot 2 framework with Unisys, which takes advantage of a unique pricing of a required integrated system\. This was led by the National HOLMES Capability Manager based at Durham Police\. The HOLMES 2 \(Home Office Large Major Enquiry System\) is used by all forces for the investigation of major incidents and is a required renewal\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/465a8e21-8859-45ef-9900-c3a67703a3ae-867917)