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# Recruitment of a HOLMES Strategic Advisor and Manager Contract Award

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-of-a-holmes-strategic-advisor-and-manager-contract-award-ocds-h6vhtk-048371). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Recruitment of a HOLMES Strategic Advisor and Manager Contract Award". Published status: complete. Published Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2024 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £66,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048371`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-of-a-holmes-strategic-advisor-and-manager-contract-award-ocds-h6vhtk-048371#tl-md)

## Description
A HOLMES Manager HOLMES Manager - College of Policing who can establish and develop the HOLMES account for a major inquiry with multiply linked offences and offenders. Coordinate output, train and coach many of the other positions within the incident room. The individual must be trained for the position and have recent relevant experience of managing a large enquiry on HOLMES preferable handling sensitive material. Developed Vetting (DV) will be required, if not already held.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £80,000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 030117-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AC Doyle Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150038`
  - Value: £66,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 030117-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £66,000
  - Signed Date: 15/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030117-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-20T09:41:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:50:26.251Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048371