Official UK procurement notice
Research into stolen goods and second hand markets
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£48,960published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 30 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to APTUS BUSINESS CRIME RESEARCH CENTRE LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResearch into stolen goods and second hand markets. In order to combat the illicit trade of stolen goods.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065325- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8e4Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 16:21 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £48,9601 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APTUS BUSINESS CRIME RESEARCH CENTRE LTDSME | £48,960 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · APTUS BUSINESS CRIME RESEARCH CENTRE LTDSME
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2025
- Value
- £48,960 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- APTUS BUSINESS CRIME RESEARCH CENTRE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender