West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership Evaluation for Habitual Knife Carriers

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Administration, defence and social security services (75)Education & Training (80) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£25,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to RESEARCHCORE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An evaluation undertaken by the researcher for impact on West Midlands delivered between May 2026 and March 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

73200000 Research and development consultancy services 75110000 General public services 80400000 Adult and other education services

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: Light touch regime
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: 22 Apr 2026, 13:38 BST
Last source update: 22 Apr 2026, 13:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-036601
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068886 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
22 Apr 2026, 13:38 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £25,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RESEARCHCORE LTDSME1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£25,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RESEARCHCORE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11703671GB-PPON: PZYT-9696-BJZZ 4 Olive Street, Rochdale, North West, OL11 2TXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender22 Apr 2026, 13:38 BST