Official UK procurement notice
VRP Research and Evaluation
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£250,000envelope for 3 lots · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Awarded to Birmingham Voluntary Service Council +2 more3 awards
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Violence Reduction Partnership are seeking support to deliver Research and Evaluation projects until 31st March 2027, with the potential of extending arrangements for a further year. There are 3 opportunities to bid for:
Service Name (s): Lot 1 - Violence Reduction Partnership Community Research
Lot 2 - Violence Reduction Partnership Research and Evaluation Support
Lot 3 - Violence Reduction Partnership Habitual Knife Carriers Evaluation.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£250,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Violence Reduction Partnership Community ResearchAwardedRenewalPublished value£115,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Violence Reduction Partnership Research and Evaluation SupportAwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Violence Reduction Partnership Habitual Knife Carriers Evaluation.AwardedRenewalPublished value£45,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality 80%: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality 80%
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Aug 2026, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
- Authority reference
155067- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076396- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1c4Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/grants-contracts/vio… ↗
Please see link to application via the OPCC website
Timeline
11 Aug 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published66 days ago11 Aug 2026, 16:15 BST
- Clarification questions by56 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts16 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2026- Tender notice published11 Aug 2026, 16:15 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2026, 09:25 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £99,1103 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 3latest 15 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Violence Reduction Partnership Community Research1 award | |||
| Birmingham Voluntary Service CouncilSMEVCSE | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Violence Reduction Partnership Research and Evaluation Support1 award | |||
| BLUEPRINTCO LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Violence Reduction Partnership Habitual Knife Carriers Evaluation.1 award | |||
| CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 3. Lot 3 - Violence Reduction Partnership Habitual Knife Carriers Evaluation. · CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING LTDSME
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Value
- £14,100
- Period
- 19 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year extension
4 agreed KPIs: Set out proposed timeline of process evaluation by November 30th, 2026. · Collaborate with VRP lead, VRP policing lead, VRP Data and Evaluation Manager and WMP staff at least once each to understand HKC process. · High quality process evaluation report with key recommendations by March 2027. …
- Set out proposed timeline of process evaluation by November 30th, 2026.
- Collaborate with VRP lead, VRP policing lead, VRP Data and Evaluation Manager and WMP staff at least once each to understand HKC process.
- High quality process evaluation report with key recommendations by March 2027.
- High quality proposed impact evaluation methodology by February 2027.
Lot 1 - Violence Reduction Partnership Community Research · Birmingham Voluntary Service CouncilSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Value
- £55,260
- Period
- 19 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The authority may extend this contract for a period of up to 1 + 1 years.
4 agreed KPIs: Recruit a peer research team of at least 15 individuals who reside in West Midlands postcodes and are representative of the seven local authority areas by January 2027. · Clear and detailed methodology with research questions and methods proposed by month 2 of the project. · Demonstrate a peer research team participant demographics match local census data by month 3 of the project. …
- Recruit a peer research team of at least 15 individuals who reside in West Midlands postcodes and are representative of the seven local authority areas by January 2027.
- Clear and detailed methodology with research questions and methods proposed by month 2 of the project.
- Demonstrate a peer research team participant demographics match local census data by month 3 of the project.
- Complete 250 peer-led surveys and 30 in-depth peer interviews with participants across the West Midlands by February 2027.
Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Research and Evaluation Support · BLUEPRINTCO LTDSME
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Value
- £29,750
- Period
- 19 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1+1
5 agreed KPIs: Local Authority Engagement: 100% of the 7 West Midlands local authorities offered and received at least 2 dedicated advisory sessions by March 2027. · At least 2 formal reviews and expert guidance on methodological plans for on-going interventions by March 2027. · High quality written report detailing gaps analysis including information on each of the seven local authority areas by March 2027. …
- Local Authority Engagement: 100% of the 7 West Midlands local authorities offered and received at least 2 dedicated advisory sessions by March 2027.
- At least 2 formal reviews and expert guidance on methodological plans for on-going interventions by March 2027.
- High quality written report detailing gaps analysis including information on each of the seven local authority areas by March 2027.
- 100% attendance at scheduled monthly internal performance and evaluation meetings.
- At least 1 proposed methodology and support to setup evaluation for commissioned intervention by March 2027.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILAwarded supplier
- BLUEPRINTCO LTDAwarded supplier
- CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender