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Evaluation of the Violence Prevention Partnership

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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23 Oct 2026 at 13:44

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Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office commissioned consultancy services to evaluate its current Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership programme. The evaluation is intended to support learning and improve the programme. The stated requirement is an assessment of the existing partnership, rather than delivery of violence-prevention services. Delivery locations are listed across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world, alongside Jamaica as the programme’s location. The buyer is the UK government department responsible for foreign affairs and development. This work is most relevant to research and evaluation consultancies with experience assessing international development or violence-prevention programmes and turning findings into practical programme learning.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Verian Group UK Limited. The award was made on 23 October 2026, for £240,019. The contract period runs from 30 October 2026 to 5 February 2027. The requirement was procured selectively as a call-off from a framework agreement. The stated estimated tender value was also £240,019. Small and medium-sized businesses were considered suitable to participate; voluntary, community and social enterprises were not. The published evaluation description says the work is to support learning and programme improvement, but does not set out a scoring or weighting basis. The contract concerns one evaluation requirement; no separate lots or lot-specific awards are stated.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s demand for independent evaluation of an international violence-prevention programme, with learning intended to inform programme improvement. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need strong evaluation and research capability, including the ability to assess a programme in Jamaica and produce findings that are useful for improving its design or delivery. Experience with international development and violence-prevention programmes would be directly relevant to demonstrating understanding of the subject and operating context. The selective framework call-off route means suppliers would also need to be positioned to compete through the relevant framework. The recorded SME suitability indicates that smaller consultancies can be relevant, provided they can demonstrate the necessary expertise and delivery capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Evaluation of the Violence Prevention Partnership

Notice Description

This contract is for the Evaluation of the current Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership programme, to support learning and programme improvement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3076fb2b-e60e-4bdd-8869-670a72e43b87
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4c64b55-fc97-4dc1-8330-ad5539e481a7
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,019 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£240,019 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Contract Period
30 Oct 2026 - 5 Feb 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kantar Public UK Limited

Further Information

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