Official UK procurement notice
Continuous Professional Development for Drug Expert Witnesses
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAttendance at annual CPD events covering the relevant learning and continual professionalising of the drug expert witness role to ensure that GMP maintains it's ability for Expert witnesses to provide impartial and independent Drug expert evidence in prosecution cases.
Awarded via GMP's exemption process as per GMP Contract Standing Orders.
The date the contract is signed the date the exemption has been approved. The contract dates are based on the requirements of the exemption and value. An exemption may not exceed its maximum value and therefore the end date may be sooner if the value is exhausted.
Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2025, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 14:12 BST
- Authority reference
Ex605- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052006- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f6aFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published28 Aug 2025, 14:12 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Expert Witness and Valuation AssociationVCSE | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Drug Expert Witness and Valuation AssociationVCSE
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2025
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 19 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2033
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Drug Expert Witness and Valuation AssociationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender