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title: "COP59_2024_Operation Soteria Pillar 6 Digital best practice & L & D"
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# COP59_2024_Operation Soteria Pillar 6 Digital best practice & L & D

Buyer: COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9bd4a60-4e4e-4106-ac3a-391bacc7d61a

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## Summary

The College of Policing Limited has completed the award stage of a procurement process titled "COP59_2024_Operation Soteria Pillar 6 Digital best practice & L & D," focusing on research services. This contract aims to support police forces in implementing a standard operating model for the investigation of rape and serious sexual offences. The contract includes the development of digital good practice products to be incorporated into the national model. The procurement method was a single tender action approved by the Head of Procurement. The contract, valued at £60,090 GBP, will be executed from 5th September 2024 to 31st March 2025, with activities occurring in Coventry, England.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in digital investigation frameworks and strategies, especially those with expertise in supporting law enforcement. Large-scale organisations equipped to deliver comprehensive digital solutions and training programmes for policing will find this contract particularly suitable. The Supplier for this tender is Birkbeck, University of London, indicating a preference for collaboration with academic institutions or entities that can contribute significant research and innovative practices to public safety and law enforcement.

## Notice

The requirement is to support police forces as they implement the National Operating Model for the investigation of rape and support those investigating rape and sexual offences to build strong and thorough cases which are suspect-focused, victim-centred and context-led. This includes developing or supporting the Authority to develop products which may be incorporated into the National Operating Model for the investigation of rape and serious sexual offences, with a view to ensuring the Model can be sustained by policing, from entry to strategic management. Pillar 6 relates to work to embed digital good practice in relation to RASSO investigations into the NOM. The Supplier will develop and support the national uptake of key digital, 'best practice' products such as the Digital Investigative Framework and Digital Strategy in support of RASSO investigations. Support the development of digital components of the Specialist Sexual Assault Investigators Development Programme. Meet with the requirements for effectively working with the NOM and to its aims. There are a number of deliverables required from the Supplier.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a476d4d7-faf0-49c0-8027-28d2cebf2380 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Single Tender Action approved by Head of Procurement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,090 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,090 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV8 3EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Rugby |
| Electoral ward | Dunsmore |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2025 at 03:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a476d4d7-faf0-49c0-8027-28d2cebf2380

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a476d4d7-faf0-49c0-8027-28d2cebf2380
  21st March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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