Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 17 Jun 2025, 18:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Access Point

Official notice

Authority: COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55)IT Services & Software (72)

+1 more

Business Services & Consultancy (79)

Delivery: UK

Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £250k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT33.3% above published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Sept 2025awarded 10 Oct 2025

Awarded to Methods Business & Digital Technology Ltd

Contract term 5 yrsends 2 Oct 2030 · up to 2 Oct 2033 with extensions · starts 3 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Solution that supports the management of accommodation and events. College event types include meetings, corporate conferences, training courses, exams, and assessments.

CPV: Event services · Hotel accommodation services · Hotel meeting and conference services · Software package and information systems · Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£1,250,000

Contract period: 3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 2 Oct 2033 with extensionsValue: £1,250,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Optional 3 x 12 month extension periods.

48000000 Software package and information systems 55110000 Hotel accommodation services 55120000 Hotel meeting and conference services 72260000 Software-related services 79952000 Event services

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: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Quality: We are now at the BAFO stage which mean that we cannot accept any bids at this point. Quality 90% Social Value 10% Price 0% based on the PPQP evaluation method. Stage 1 - PSQ - Completed Stage 2 - ITT - Completed Stage 3 - Presentation - Completed Stage 4 - BAFO Stage 4 - Award

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: 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: 17 Jun 2025, 18:16 BST
Last source update: 4 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 18 Sept 2025
Authority reference: COP33_2024
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-033103
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Event servicesHotel accommodation servicesHotel meeting and conference servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware-related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054ea6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Suppliers can access the opportunity at the following link

homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/go/9648471801977ED249AC ↗

Note the 17.9.2025 is the closing date of the BAFO submission not the tender submission.

Timeline

17 Jun 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 6 dates

Tender notice published
17 Jun 2025, 18:16 BST
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Award decision expected by
18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts389 days ago
3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent382 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published326 days ago
4 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
17 Jun 2025, 18:16 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
24 Jun 2025, 10:23 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
24 Jun 2025, 10:23 BST
+0 days · was 3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
3 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
3 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
+14 days · was 3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
5 Sept 2025, 09:22 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
10 Oct 2025, 13:16 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
10 Oct 2025, 13:16 BST
Contract signature expected
22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Updated the notice to show the current stage (BAFO) - this is no longer open for suppliers to Bid due to the CFP process.

Routine re-releases (6)

2025-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2025
2025-06: 2 releases · 17 Jun 2025, 24 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,666,6671 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Methods Business & Digital Technology LtdCOP33_2024 Provision of Access Point23 Oct 2025 – 23 Oct 2030 · up to 23 Oct 2033Extensions: 2 x 12 month periods · Options: Additional works i.e. fixes, upgrades, enhancements	£1,666,667	10 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Methods Business & Digital Technology Ltd
Signed
3 Dec 2025
Value
£1,666,667
Period
3 Dec 2025 – 23 Oct 2030 · up to 23 Oct 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
3 x12 month periods
Options
Additional licenses and changes/enhancement to the platform
3 agreed KPIs: Incident Reporting · Management Information · Quality
- Incident Reporting, All critical 'red rated' incidents must be resolved in full within 24 hours (resolutions on target/total incidents)
- Management Information, Management Information shared in full within 10 days of the reporting period (on time reports/total reports) (Monthly/Quarterly)
- Quality, Product Quality (In relation to quality of the system delivered to the Framework Participant in line with the tender specification)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 08235199 · GB-PPON: PJNL-2763-PVHM Rugby Building Leamington Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV8 3ENContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Methods Business & Digital Technology LtdAwarded supplier Saffron House, London, London, EC1N 8TSContact email
Methods Business and Digital Technology LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02485577 Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street,, London, London, EC1N 8TSContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications
Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Oct 2025, 13:16 BST
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