Award

Direct Entry recruitment 25-26

METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

25 Sep 2025 at 08:57

Tender

10 Jul 2025 at 14:22

Planning

12 Jun 2025 at 14:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Metropolitan Police Service, headquartered at New Scotland Yard in London, has recently completed the procurement process for the "Direct Entry recruitment 25-26" tender. This initiative focuses on an open procedure for recruiting Detective Constables into Counter Terrorism Policing across various UK regions. The tender is categorised under services and covered recruitment and training services, along with relevant facilities, to be delivered nationwide. The contract was awarded on 25th September 2025 to POLICE NOW for a gross amount of £1,438,799.88, with the contract spanning from 13th October 2025 to 13th October 2027, with an option for a one-year extension. The procurement was conducted under legal regulations specified by the UK Procurement Act 2023.

This procurement opens substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment and training services, particularly those experienced in managing large-scale, end-to-end recruitment schemes. Companies boasting capabilities in talent search, assessment, training facilities, and materials provision are well-suited to compete in such tenders. Additionally, enterprises with the capacity to handle the training of law enforcement personnel under the specific guidelines of institutions like the College of Policing will find this an appealing domain. SMEs and VCSEs that participated in the bidding process demonstrated suitability for such public sector projects, indicating a welcoming environment for businesses of varying scales and community-oriented missions to engage and potentially secure government contracts.

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Notice Title

Direct Entry recruitment 25-26

Notice Description

To award a contract for the provision of an end-to-end Direct Entry Scheme for Detective Constable's (DC's) into Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) across various UK regions working with local forces as required.

Planning Information

Market Engagement Questionnaire was published for interested companies to complete.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0547e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059513-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

80520000 - Training facilities

80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,198,999 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
19 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
24 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
12 Oct 2025 - 13 Oct 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE
Additional Buyers

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

Contact Name
Laura Hurst
Contact Email
commercialmailbox.-clm@met.police.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2JL
Post Town
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
TLI London

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

POLICE NOW

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