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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 352670
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 13th August 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
REQUEST 1:
What is the name and software version of your current ICCS system?
What is the contract end date of the existing ICCS system?
Are there any plans to replace it, if so when?
What plans (if any) are in place to collaborate with partner Forces/Agencies in terms of sharing the technology, or actual control rooms?
What is the name of your Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), software version, and contract end date?
What back-office systems is the CAD integrated into?
Are there any plans to replace your CAD system and if so when?
REQUEST 2:
What make, model and manufacturer of body worn cameras does your force use?
When did your current body worn camera contract start?
Which procurement route was used (e.g. was a framework used?) How many devices do you have?
Roughly how much has been spent since contract start?
How much was spent in calendar year 2023?
When does your current contract expire?
Do your body worn cameras have live streaming capabilities?
REQUEST 3:
Does your force use drones?
If yes, please provide the make, model and manufacturer of the drones you have purchased.
If no, are there plans to start?
How many drones do you have?
How much was spent in calendar year 2023 on drones?
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested
REQUEST 1:
What is the name and software version of your current ICCS system?
SAAB
What is the contract end date of the existing ICCS system?
Sept 2030
Are there any plans to replace it, if so when?
No
What plans (if any) are in place to collaborate with partner Forces/Agencies in terms of sharing the technology, or actual control rooms?
None currently
What is the name of your Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), software version, and contract end date?
SAAB Sept 2030
What back-office systems is the CAD integrated into?
Intelligence and Data gathering systems, Elvis, FLIR, HARMS, GENIE, NFLMS.
Are there any plans to replace your CAD system and if so when?
No
REQUEST 2:
What make, model and manufacturer of body worn cameras does your force use?
AXON Version 2
When did your current body worn camera contract start?
March 2023
Which procurement route was used (e.g. was a framework used?) How many devices do you have?
Direct Award via NHS FWA
Roughly how much has been spent since contract start?
£996k
How much was spent in calendar year 2023?
£448k
When does your current contract expire?
2029
Do your body worn cameras have live streaming capabilities?
No
REQUEST 3:
Does your force use drones?
Yes
If yes, please provide the make, model and manufacturer of the drones you have purchased.
If no, are there plans to start?
Proof of concept in progress
How many drones do you have?
3
How much was spent in calendar year 2023 on drones?
£5000