Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice

Published 12 Jun 2025, 15:45 BST

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

PoliceNow · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)

Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £600k / year · £1,440,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update0.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 7 Aug 2025awarded 25 Sept 2025

Awarded to Police Now

Contract term 2 yrsends 23 Sept 2027 · up to 23 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 23 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of police direct recruitment and training services

CPV: Recruitment services · Training facilities · Training services in defence and security materials

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,200,000

Contract period: 23 Sept 2025 – 23 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 23 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £1,200,000 exc. VAT · £1,440,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UK, LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: +1 optional extension.

79600000 Recruitment services 80520000 Training facilities 80600000 Training services in defence and security materials

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Technical Assessment: 45%
Pricing Assessment: 35%
Commercial Assessment: 10%
Social Value Assessment: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

Pricing Assessment: As published in the Tender documents.
Technical Assessment: As published in the Tender documents.
Commercial Assessment: As published in the Tender documents.
Social Value Assessment: As published in the Tender documents.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Administrative change
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: 12 Jun 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update: 30 Jul 2026, 09:24 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 17 Sept 2025
Authority reference: 2187
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-039026
Latest notice: Contract change notice (UK10)
Classification (CPV): Recruitment servicesTraining facilitiesTraining services in defence and security materials
Delivery area: UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0547e9 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Risks

Modifications to the Agreement

1.1 The Authority reserves the right to modify the Agreement where such modification is:

1.1.1 Under section 74 of the Procurement Act 2023 Act (the "2023 Act") either a below-threshold modification or is not a substantial modification; or

1.1.2 A permitted modification under Schedule 8 (permitted modifications) of the 2023 Act.

1.2 Where the Authority modifies the Agreement under clause 1.1.1 it shall:

1.2.1 Satisfy itself that the grounds for the modification meet the relevant provisions of the 2023 Act; and

1.2.2 Comply with the requirements of sections 75 to 77 of the 2023 Act and regulation 40 of the Procurement Regulations 2024.

1.3 Where the Authority modifies the Agreement under clause 1.1.2 pursuant to paragraph 1 (modifications provided for in the contract) or paragraphs 5 to 7 (materialisation of a known risk) of Schedule 8 to the 2023 Act it shall only do so to the extent such provisions and/or known risk is stated in clear terms in the Agreement and/or the procurement documentation.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events ↗

Timeline

12 Jun 2025 → 30 Jul 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
12 Jun 2025, 15:45 BST
Next notice expected
20 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Tender notice published
10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
Clarification questions by
25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by397 days ago
17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts392 days ago
23 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent390 days ago
25 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends378 days ago
6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published82 days ago
30 Jul 2026, 09:24 BST

Notice history

17 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
12 Jun 2025, 15:45 BST
UK2
Tender notice published
10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £1,200,000
10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
was £1,280,000
Status changed to active
10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
Procurement method changed
10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
Deadline published: 7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
Contract award notice published
25 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
Contract signature expected
13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
UK7
Buyer details updated
5 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
Contract change notice published
10 Mar 2026, 15:52 GMT
UK10
Contract change notice published
11 Mar 2026, 09:26 GMT
UK10
Contract change notice published
26 May 2026, 10:36 BST
UK10
Contract change proposed
29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Additional services are required in order to secure a new cohort of CTP detectives from March 2027.
Contract change notice published
30 Jul 2026, 09:24 BST
UK10
Contract change proposed
3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Order for additional services with incumbent supplier as changing supplier would result in disproportionate effort and cost for the buyer.

Routine re-releases (8)

2026-03: 2 releases · 5 Mar 2026, 10 Mar 2026
2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025
2025-07: 1 release · 10 Jul 2025
2025-06: 1 release · 12 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,199,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Police NowVCSEDirect Entry Recruitment13 Oct 2025 – 13 Oct 2027 · up to 13 Oct 2028Extensions: +1 optional extension.	£1,199,000	25 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Police NowVCSE
Signed
28 Nov 2025
Value
£1,760,000
Period
5 Mar 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Optional 1 year extension
- Change 5 Mar 2026 Additional candidates requested by regional forces
- Change 11 Dec 2025 Additional recruitment requirements from regional forces.
- Change proposed 3 Aug 2026 Order for additional services with incumbent supplier as changing supplier would result in disproportionate effort and cost for the buyer., new value £3,960,000
- Change proposed 29 May 2026 Additional services are required in order to secure a new cohort of CTP detectives from March 2027., new value £2,640,000
3 agreed KPIs: Percentage to Target Hire · Cohort Diversity · Participant Detective Academy Completion Rate
- Percentage to Target Hire, Percentage recruited against the target number of participants starting on each cohort of the programme, listed against the contracted minimum and maximum for each force.
- Cohort Diversity, Diversity of those joining the National Detective Programme CT Stream.
- Participant Detective Academy Completion Rate, Percentage of candidates who complete the Training Academy, alongside reporting on reasons given for any resignations during Academy.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMT-7816-YCQG 169 Union Street, London, London, SE1 0LLContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Metropolitan Police ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PHDV-6374-MVWD London, LondonContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

POLICE NOWAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09922205GB-PPON: PLGV-5922-GTGJ 203 Blackfriars Road, London, London, SE1 8NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender30 Jul 2026, 09:24 BST
Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender26 May 2026, 10:36 BST
Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2026, 09:26 GMT
Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender10 Mar 2026, 15:52 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender12 Jun 2025, 15:45 BST