Official UK procurement notice
NPCC National Cybercrime Training Programme
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)·On behalf of: Meta Procurement Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NPCC Cybercrime Team has developed a number of courses with a private contractor, where the NPCC Cybercrime Team owns the intellectual property rights of those course. The NPCC Cybercrime Team would like to continue with the consistency of providing training across the network to ensure a base level of understanding and knowledge across the Team Cyber UK network.
The courses were designed to provide technical knowledge to police officers and staff in order for them to use the technical knowledge within their existing roles.
The NPCC Cybercrime Programme would also like these courses, where possible, to reflect learning objectives that would support staff to obtain industry standard qualifications. The NPCC Cybercrime Programme would like the provider to provide support and credits, where possible, to delegates who wish to obtain the industry standard qualification that the specialist training courses are aligned with.
- How the procedure runs: PSQ and ITT - see ITP pack for information
CPV: Technical training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 6 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 14:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001178- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- How it runs
PSQ and ITT - see ITP pack for information
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Nov 2025 → 2 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published354 days ago6 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMT
- Market engagement320 days ago9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
PME Period 07 Nov – 09 December 2025
Supplier Engagement Day 1pm 9th December 2025 (online)
Activities will include:
- Presentation of the draft high-level requirements and delivery timeline.
- Q&A session with the project team.
- Opportunities for suppliers to submit feedback and suggestions.
To register for the session, please email [email protected] by 8 December 2025.
- Indicative Procurement Timeline
Milestone Target Date
PME Period 07 Nov – 09 December 2025
Supplier Engagement Day 1pm 9 December 2025 (online)
Participation Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) Published 07 January 2026
PSQ Submission Deadline 03 February 2026
Shortlisting and Notifications 25 February 2026
Invitation to Tender (ITT) Issued 25 February 2026
Evaluation & Moderation April 2026
Contract Award 31 May 2026
- Next Steps
Following the engagement period:
- Supplier feedback will be reviewed and may inform the final PSQ and ITT documentation.
- A Participation Selection Questionnaire will be published in January 2026, followed by an Invitation to Tender in February 2026.
- Important Notes
- This PME is not part of the formal selection process.
- Participation is voluntary and will not affect future procurement decisions.
- All materials and outputs from the engagement will be shared fairly with all prospective bidders.
- Tender notice published292 days ago7 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Next notice expected291 days ago7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by272 days ago27 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline265 days ago3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by167 days ago11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 14:44 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,000,0007 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMTwas £500,000
- Status changed to active7 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Procurement method changed7 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Jun 2026, 14:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2026, 14:44 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firebrand TrainingSMENPCC Cyber Crime Training Provision1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: Any extension subject to yearly central funding | £500,000 | 2 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Meta Procurement LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Lead
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Firebrand Training LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: The ITP Stage documents are available on the portal - https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender