Fivecast gains UK public sector approval for police social media screening solution

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Fivecast has been appointed as a key supplier on BlueLight Commercial’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Social Media Screening Capabilities Framework. 

The framework provides UK policing and public sector organisations with simpler, compliant access to specialist OSINT capabilities for vetting, safeguarding and risk assessment.

The framework is designed to ensure forces and associated public sector bodies can procure OSINT social media screening solutions in a structured and transparent manner, aligned to national commercial and governance requirements.

Fivecast is appointed to provide social media screening technology through the framework, reflecting the company’s established expertise in OSINT. The company supports government and law enforcement organisations with capabilities that augment professional judgement and oversight while integrating with existing processes.

The company’s product suite features Fivecast MATRIX, a solution purpose-built for large-scale vetting, screening and risk assessments of individuals applying for sensitive roles, privileges or permits. Fivecast’s open-source intelligence platform cuts through complex digital noise to surface the signals that matter, delivering clear insights for those who protect nations, borders, businesses and communities.

The technology enables analysts to collect and analyse relevant publicly and commercially available online information in a structured, auditable and proportionate way in line with UK legal, ethical and data governance expectations.

“We are proud to be appointed to BlueLight Commercial’s OSINT Social Media Screening Capabilities Framework,” said Dr. Brenton Cooper, CEO & Director Co-Founder at Fivecast.“The framework provides a trusted route for policing and public sector organisations to access specialist OSINT capabilities and reinforces our commitment to supporting intelligence led decision making within regulated and public sector environments.”

BlueLight Commercial is the national commercial body working with policing and the wider blue light community to deliver commercial solutions that support public safety. Its frameworks provide compliant access to specialist capabilities, helping organisations procure goods and services efficiently and responsibly.

Fivecast works closely with government, law enforcement and regulated organisations globally, delivering secure, ethical OSINT technology designed to support intelligence-led decision making in support of public safety.

BlueLight Commercial is a national, not-for-profit company established by the UK Home Office in 2020 to provide commercial expertise, procurement frameworks and strategic supplier management specifically for policing and fire services. It acts as a central body to drive value, efficiencies and sustainability across the sector’s commercial lifecycle, aiming to reinvest savings directly into front-line policing.