Official UK procurement notice
CPA SPU 2495P £-Learning for Cyber Security Compliance
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE.
MetaCompliance Security Awareness Premium Plus helps raise awareness of cyber threats, reduce the risks associated with attacks, and embed a culture of security compliance via training courses.
MetaCompliance provides a world-class Security Awareness Training solution that helps to raise awareness of cyber security threats, reduce the risks associated with cyber-attacks, and embed a culture of security compliance in our organisation.
The ground for Direct Award is being made under option A : Are required to be compatible with an existing asset.
The software is installed on each machine, which is configured to ensure training and awareness does not interfere with the control room operators taking 999 calls, which is key to the organisation. HR also use this platform and have their training materials delivered through MetaCompliance. Cheshire Fire have been using MetaCompliance since 2023. To change providers would require IT having to support two separate systems for HR/E-Security training.
The pushing out of the software is simple, but it’s how the software interacts with the Forces' machines which is key. IT are able to delay the MetaCompliance software from interfering with machines in the control room, so it does not interfere with their ability to take 999 calls which is a key requirement for the Force. Should the Force not be able to do this, then the 999 call operators could be left facing a situation where they have to read and comply with a policy that has been sent out to their machine before they are able to begin accepting 999 calls. In an urgent situation this would not be acceptable.
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Published description of the framework
A standalone framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2025, 09:20 BST
- Authority reference
CPA/SPU/2495P- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017477- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fec7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Applicable Exemption:
A. are required to be compatible with an existing asset.
The software is installed onto each machine, which is configured to ensure training and awareness does not interfere with the control room operators taking 999 calls, which is key to the organisation. HR now also use this platform and have their training materials delivered through MetaCompliance. Cheshire Fire also signed up to use MetaCompliance in 2023 and their contract expires in 2026. To change providers would require IT having to support two separate systems for HR/E-Security training.
The pushing out of the software is simple, but it’s how the software interacts with our machines that is key. IT are able to delay the MetaCompliance software from interfering with machines in the control room, so it does not interfere with their ability to take 999 calls which is a key requirement for us. Should we not be able to do this, then the 999 call operators could be left facing a situation where they have to read and comply with a policy that has been sent out to their machine before they are able to begin accepting 999 calls. In an urgent situation this would not be acceptable.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 29 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends17 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published29 Apr 2025, 09:20 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published8 Apr 2025, 14:00 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Apr 2025, 15:30 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2025, 09:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaCompliance LtdCPA SPU 2495P E-Learning for Cyber Security Compliance26 Oct 2025 – 26 Oct 2028 | £86,707 | 8 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
CPA SPU 2495P E-Learning for Cyber Security Compliance · MetaCompliance Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2025
- Value
- £86,707
- Period
- 26 Oct 2025 – 26 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- MetaComplianceFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender