Quick answer — National Crime AgencyLast refreshed 06 Mar 2019

At a glance

National Crime Agency has awarded £12.0bn across 118 suppliers, with 125 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 25% · 7 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 51% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration25%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share51%
Pipeline · open now7
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

National Crime Agency is a contracting authority, based in UKI31. Tracks 27 published notices and 14 awards on PublicSupply.

27
Notices published
14
Awards
118
Suppliers engaged
2019
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£3.0bn
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
National Crime Agency — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

8

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

7

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services16 · £4.5bn
goods4 · £46.7m
Unspecified7 · £0

Instrument type

contract24 · £4.5bn
call off3 · £0
Source:Find a Tender: 20Contracts Finder: 7

Awarded contracts · 125 live

All contracts with a published award notice where National Crime Agency is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Vehicle Purchasing Service34100000£46.7mest.planning
NDEC 202679000000£44.0mest.planning
Digital Forensics Procurement75240000£39.0mest.active
Digital Forensics Procurement75240000£39.0mest.active
Request for Information for Facial Recognition Solution72000000planned
Early Market Engagement for Psychological Assessment / Fitness for Work and Treatment Services85121270£3.3mest.planned
Request for Information for Body Worn Video Devices, Management Software, and Support35120000planned
Forensics - Consumablesclosed
Forensics - Consumables£2.0mest.active
Forensics - Digital72800000£60.0mest.active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

2
WC
£1.0bnest.
8% of total
3
WF
£1.0bnest.
8% of total
4
ZN
1 contract · SME
£1.0bnest.
8% of total
5
RI
1 contract · SME
£333.3mest.
3% of total
6
SG
£333.3mest.
3% of total
7
HL
1 contract · SME
£333.3mest.
3% of total
8
TP
1 contract · SME
£333.3mest.
3% of total
9118
···
110 other suppliers
long tail · 54 SMEs
£4.7bn
39% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Government administration
117 contracts
£339.1bn
100%
IT services, software
2 contracts
£60.0m
0%
Medical, pharmaceutical
4 contracts
£60.0m
0%
Transport equipment, vehicles
1 contract
£46.7m
0%
Business, legal, advisory
4 contracts
£44.0m
0%
Health & social work
1 contract
£3.3m
0%
Repair & maintenance
2 contracts
£2.5m
0%
Other
3 contracts
£2.0m
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
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Jun
Government administration
IT services, software
Medical, pharmaceutical
Transport equipment, vehicles
Business, legal, advisory
Health & social work
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

National Crime Agency has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

51%
SME supplier share
target 33%
60
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
118
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKI31
Contact
Bernard Smith
Email
bernard.smith@nca.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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