College of Policing Training Programme Delivery

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£9,000,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to College of Policing

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of UK‑policing‑standards‑aligned training, advisory support, doctrine‑based curriculum content, and operational expertise to support overseas programmes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79632000 Personnel-training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 18 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
Last source update: 15 Apr 2026, 12:22 BST
Authority reference: 19638
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-034160
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06571e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The contract is being directly awarded under Section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on Schedule 5 (technical and exclusive rights). The College of Policing is the only organisation with the lawful authority to set UK policing professional standards, maintain Authorised Professional Practice, and accredit policing‑specific training aligned to those standards. These exclusive rights cannot be replicated by any commercial or alternative public sector provider.
While some elements of the services (such as training delivery or advisory support) may appear generic in isolation, they are intrinsically linked to the College of Policing’s proprietary standards, accreditation frameworks, and governance arrangements. Substituting another supplier would remove the ability to deliver CoP‑accredited outputs and would undermine the integrity, credibility, and international recognition of the training offer.
On this basis, competition is not feasible and a direct award is justified.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
18 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
15 Apr 2026, 12:22 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £9,000,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
College of Policing3 Mar 2026 – 3 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial 2‑year term, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each (a 2 + 1 + 1 structure). Any extension would be exercised at the Authority’s sole discretion and is not guaranteed. Extensions may be used where there is an ongoing operational requirement, continued demand from international partners, and where the Supplier’s performance is assessed as satisfactory, including value for money, quality of delivery, and compliance with contractual obligations. Each extension decision would be subject to internal approval, confirmation of available funding, and continued alignment with strategic objectives. The total contract duration, including all extensions, will not exceed 4 years.	£9,000,000	—	Awarded

Contracts

Training Programme Delivery · College of Policing
Signed
3 Mar 2026
Value
£9,000,000
Period
3 Mar 2026 – 3 Mar 2030
Status
active
3 agreed KPIs: Delivery of agreed Service Orders to schedule · Timely submission of mandatory course reporting · Issue notification and response in accordance with Table A of SoW
- Delivery of agreed Service Orders to schedule, % of Service Orders delivered on the dates confirmed in writing (or revised dates agreed in writing)
- Timely submission of mandatory course reporting, % of Service Orders delivered on the dates confirmed in writing (or revised dates agreed in writing) % of required course reports submitted within the SoW timeframes (End of Day Report daily; Student Assessment Report within 1 week of course end; End of Course Report within 1 week of course end)
- Issue notification and response in accordance with Table A of SoW, % of Level 1 and Level 2 issues notified/responded to within the response times set out in Table A of SoW (1 hour/2 hours etc.)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

College of PolicingAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08235199 Rugby Building Leamington Road,, Coventry, West Midlands, CV8 3ENContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2026, 12:22 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender18 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT