Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE
- Additional Buyers
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059513-2025
25th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039026-2025
10th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032034-2025
12th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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