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Provision of Problem Solving Support

Buyer: COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED →

BuyerCOLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
Statusplanned
Deadline8 Jul 2026
Value£140,000
Published18 May 2026

What is being bought

The College are seeking to appoint suitably qualified professional service providers (SPS) to assist forces to develop and implement 'smart; problem solving approaches in knife crime hotspots. This work is to take place in two phases: Phase one dates TBD • Assist with the development of problem solving plans in relevant areas, and carry out quality assurance once completed, with structured feedback being provided to the individuals/teams responsible. Phase two dates TBD but completion prior t March 2026 • Provide tailored support to areas who require additional assistance with the development and implementation of their problem solving plans.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Research consultancy services 73210000Administrative services for business operations 75112000Police services 75241100Public relations consultancy services 79416200Safety consultancy services 79417000Evaluation consultancy services 79419000Personnel-training services 79632000Community action programme 85322000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Value£140,000
Contract periodFrom 3 Aug 2026 to 31 Mar 2027

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Research consultancy services, Administrative services for business operations, Police services, Public relations consultancy services, Safety consultancy services, Evaluation consultancy services, Personnel-training services, Community action programmeNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 73. The category anchor is Research consultancy services (73210000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 731,0653 median · 34 average (219 of 1,065 with a bid count)2.9 average (240 of 1,065 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK4102 median · 77.6 average (80 of 410 with a bid count)4.1 average (92 of 410 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1916 median · 5.7 average (6 of 191 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 191 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069b66
Latest release ID045546-2026
Latest release timestampMon May 18 2026 17:11:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-07-08T23:59:59+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-06-29T23:59:59+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£140,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 May 2026planning045546-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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