2017 Criminal Bid Round Communiqué 

The FAQ document was published yesterday, albeit a couple of days late. As ever it did not fully engage with the issues with which our client have concerns, plus ça change. It certainly contains nothing, however, that should stop any of those we are assisting from finally pressing the “Submit Response” button. So guys if […]

LAA Bid Incompetence: Technical and JRS Service Message 

2017 Crime Contract bidders will have received a message via Bravo solutions today regarding changes to the Duty Information Forms (DIF) in 8 of the 12 LAA regions. For those who have already completed these, using an earlier version, it is essential that you replace that with the most recent incarnation – we have got […]

Demanding Zero Tolerance 

In addition to delivering our Criminal Contract bidding service the demands of my day job don’t go away. I am working on a number of ongoing appeals, some new ones and, oddly, a set of Peer Review representations. This in the small gaps surrounding the procurement round hiatus. On top of that I spoke to […]

I Never Lock That Door 

This is another find I have to thank 6 Music for. He is the lead singer from Hot Chip and his latest solo record “Piano” is just him err and a piano. I think it is fantastic. (I also just found this and when I have a spare 2 hours I will relive this fantastic […]

2017 SCC IFA – V.2 

It has taken a surprisingly long time, given previous experience, for the Crime SCC 2017 IFA to be revised to “V.2”. That happened yesterday evening. There are 2 significant points: 1 Changes to the IFA text clarify the position regarding “expansion bids” and the need to provide financial information and business plans. These are ONLY […]