Official UK procurement notice
Expert forensic scientific advice and guidance
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£10,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Forensic Access Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExpert forensic scientific advice and guidance.
Awarded via GMP's exemption process as per GMP Contract Standing Orders.
The date the contract is signed is 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 publishedProcedure 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
- 29 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Authority reference
Ex686- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086316- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fdc9Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £10,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Access Limited | £10,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Forensic Access Limited
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £10,000
- Period
- 29 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FORENSIC ACCESS LIMITEDAwarded 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