Official UK procurement notice
Evaluation of the Violence Reduction Fund Grant Recipitents
Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Published estimate£120,000£144,000 inc. VAT3.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025
Awarded to Rocket Science
Contract term 8 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 6 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe opportunity is for a research company to carry out a robust evaluation, including measures of impact, of recipients of grants from the South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (SYVRU) Violence Reduction Fund. The evaluation will need to achieve the highest methodology rigour possible whilst being responsive to the individual needs of the recipients evaluated.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Tenders will be assessed based on the most economically advantageous Tender with a price / quality split of 10% Price / 90% Quality.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jun 2025, 13:25 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 07:24 GMT
- Authority reference
DN778052- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036091- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0555dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 23 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 13:25 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts6 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published309 days ago23 Dec 2025, 07:24 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 13:25 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published23 Dec 2025, 07:24 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete23 Dec 2025, 07:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £115,4151 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket ScienceSME | £115,415 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Rocket ScienceSME
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £115,415
- Period
- 29 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 5 extensions, subject to funding of SYVRU, considerations of evaluation requirements from the Home Office, continued funding of the Violence Reduction Fund, and satisfactory performance. The Authority will provide reasonable written notice to the Consultants for each extension period required. Extension 1: 01/04/2026 to 30/09/2026, to complete grant round 1 provided continued funding of SYVRU. Extension 2: 01/10/2026 to 31/03/2027, to begin grant round 2 until the end of SYVRU funding. Extension 3. 01/04/2027 to 30/09/2027, to conclude grant round 2 provided continued funding for SYVRU. Extension 4. 01/10/2027 to 31/03/2028, to begin grant round 3 until the end of SYVRU funding. Extension 5. 01/04/2028 to 30/09/2028, to conclude grant round 3 provided continued funding for SYRVRU.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ROCKET SCIENCE (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender