First national purchasing system for digital forensics set to go live

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First national purchasing system for digital forensics set to go live

The Forensic Capability Network (FCN) has been contracted to procure a National Digital Forensics Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to "offer new technologies and increase capacity in the market".

Date - 28th July 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

The DPS will mean new suppliers can apply to join at any time. Under the previous model, a framework for suppliers would be in place for four years, meaning no new contracts with new suppliers could be made. The FCN is a membership organisation...

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