Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist cryptocurrency training for UK police forces and other law enforcement and public sector bodies on behalf of the NPCC Cybercrime Programme
Notice Description
The provision of a specialist cryptocurrency training, including licenses for online access to the bespoke advanced Investigating Cryptocurrencies training as well as associated support services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
An extension of the contract for the supply of specialist cryptocurrency training, including the licenses for an online access to the bespoke Foundation and Advanced Investigating Cryptocurrencies training provision and associated support services. The exisiting contract to deliver the foundation courses was awarded in January 2022 and funded via a grant under the Home Office's Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS) fund. The contract falls under Schedule 3 services of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (light touch regime). The value of the contract is PS547,413 thus under the FTS threshold. The supplier was chosen as they were able to deliver the specific courses through a self-paced distance learning model whilst possessing the specific expertise in the field required by the programme and able to deliver the courses on time in the short timescale as was required by the grant. An additional Home Office grant funding, 'top slice' funding under the ARIS fund, became available at a short notice at the end of March 2022 (on 18th March 2022), the grant having to be committed by 31st March 2022, the value being PS270,000. As a result, there was insufficient time to run a compliant procurement process. The extension and increase in contract value will bring the total contract value to PS817,413 thus over the procurement threshold for Schedule 3 services. A decision was thus made to extend the existing contract under urgency in line with Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Procurement Information
Justification: The need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, thus was considered in line with Regulation 72(1)(c). The authority considered refusing the grant, however, it believes it is in the public interest to modify the contract given the nature of the services. Moreover, the supplier is the only supplier who can provide the specific training required by the programme at such a short notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-032733
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008713-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £817,413 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Mar 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION (CITY OF LONDON POLICE)
- Contact Name
- Aga Watt
- Contact Email
- aga.watt@cityoflondon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2073321595
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2P 2EJ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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