Requirement
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) are looking to issue a PIN notice to all
suppliers who can provide a product or service that will facilitate any assumptions being
considered during an investigative process and to provide a professional and demonstrative
means for presenting any investigations findings and conclusions.
GSOC are looking to procure a system that has an R2S (Return to Scene) functionality which
offers visual asset management services that is used to take 360 degree spherical
photographs of locations and buildings of three dimensional models and allows investigators
to gather together all the forensic evidence relating to a scene of crime and present it on a
computer screen in an interactive way. Our focus is for this system to eradicate the need for
Investigators to sift through bulky files and will allow investigators to access numerous
pieces of information in seconds, not only speeding up inquiries but alleviating storage
problems.
Our aim for this system will allow the streamlining of evidence-gathering and collating
procedures.
Another functionality of this system will be to reduce the amount of paperwork in an
investigation because material which would have required numerous reports to be prepared
for evidential purposes, can now be presented in an easy-to-understand digital format.
We would like this system to be able to link video footage, photographs, DNA, fingerprints
and other forensic information.
The system must accommodate changes and updates, as an investigation progresses, we
would like this system to allow the investigator to focus in on hotspots and examine the
evidence relating to them.
We would also like to use the system to view pictures of the crime scene from various
vantage points, which can be moved through 360 degrees. Pictures are taken using a
Spheron camera, which has the capability to produce spherical images of a whole room.
Areas which are difficult to see, such as dark corners, can be enhanced. In addition, hot spots
can be inserted to show the position of fingerprints, footprints, DNA or other forensic
evidence.
The system should accommodate the uploading of nominal details to the system along with
detailed photographs and short video clips to show and explain evidence in more detail.
In tandem with supply of the system there should be comprehensive user training and
software updates facilitated.
If you feel that you have a system that can do all of the above we would like to invite
interested parties to present your product/service to us prior to going to tender.
In order to be considered for this please submit your response detailing an overview of
how your product will compare to our requirements above and also your company details
by 15:00 on Friday 02nd July 2021. Response Document provided separately.