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title: "Framework for Research and Evaluation Partners"
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# Framework for Research and Evaluation Partners

Buyer: COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052646

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## Summary

The College of Policing Ltd successfully completed the establishment of a comprehensive Research and Evaluation Framework Contract. The procurement process was conducted using an open procedure, with the primary focus on services under the 'Research and Development services' industry category, taking place across the United Kingdom. The process included four lots: Scoping, Development and Review; Evaluation; Technical Expertise; and Evidence Searching & Synthesis, all with the aim to enhance policing effectiveness. The contract awards were announced on 23rd February 2026, with the contract period set to commence on 1st April 2026 and run until 31st March 2029, with potential extensions. The framework targets a sub-central government entity, reflecting its strategic importance in government missions such as Safer Streets.

This comprehensive framework offers numerous opportunities for business growth, particularly for SMEs and organisations with expertise in research, evaluation, or technical consultancy in policing and criminal justice environments. The inclusion of multiple lots provides scope for businesses to diversify their offerings. Companies well-suited for this opportunity include those specialising in data analysis, research services, and technical expertise aimed at improving public protection measures. Given its extensive scope, this framework allows organisations to contribute to impactful projects while potentially securing stable, long-term engagements with a prestigious public authority.

## Notice

The College of Policing Ltd (the Authority) aims to establish a comprehensive Research and Evaluation Framework Contract, encompassing the following key components: * Scoping, development and review * Evaluation * Technical Expertise * Evidence searching and synthesis

### Lot Information

Scoping, Development and Review

In this lot, we are looking for suppliers who can provide scoping and development capability that would include activities such as: feasibility testing, advice, preparatory or development work for evaluations, development of new and review of existing products, innovation generation and co-design of interventions and pilot evaluations. Suppliers are expected to demonstrate experience in delivering scoping and development work in a policing or criminal justice environment and offer subject matter expertise in policing, crime reduction and public protection, specifically those subjects related to the key Government mission on Safer Streets. This lot entails the provision of smaller scale scoping work including: * Review and development work, co-design and innovation generation - working with policing and criminal justice stakeholders to review/improve existing products, design or develop new products and innovative interventions and evaluations. * Initial research design and feasibility studies - exploring a theoretical approach to an intervention or its evaluation using the development of logic models and theories of change. Providing power calculations and developing plans for analysis in readiness for full scale evaluation. * Pilot evaluations or other small-scale, preliminary studies conducted to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention or its evaluation. The purpose being to improve upon the study design prior to the conducting of a full-scale evaluation. * Small Evaluations such as process tracing and contribution analysis to enable making causal statements about potential intervention impacts where there are a small number of heterogenous cases, or a counterfactual cannot be established.

Renewal: The Framework Contract can be extended for a further 24 months

Evaluation

In this lot, we are looking for suppliers who can provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of an intervention (impact evaluation) or an understanding of how an intervention was implemented (process evaluation), or a combination of the two approaches. Suppliers are expected to be able to demonstrate experience in delivering large scale evaluations in a policing or criminal justice environment and offer subject matter expertise in policing, crime reduction and public protection, specifically those subjects related to the key Government mission on Safer Streets. This lot entails the provision of evaluations such as: * Quasi-experiments to empirically evaluate the causal impact of an intervention on a target population where random assignment of cases to treatment and control groups is not possible. * Randomised controlled trial (RCTs) for empirical evaluation of the causal impact of an intervention on a target population, which uses random assignment of participants (to treatment and control groups) to control for factors outside of the intervention's conditions. * Stepped-wedge designs, either as part of a quasi-experiment or RCT, for when an intervention is to be implemented universally but can only be delivered to groups of eligible recipients incrementally over time, meaning control conditions cannot be maintained for the duration of the experiment. * Systems-wide evaluations that explore the systems that contribute to a problem or issue. The evaluations review the associated data and evidence, from both practice and research, to find a way for that system to work better to eradicate that problem or issue. The evaluations may include including system mapping, explorations of system dynamics, discrete event simulation modelling and other techniques. * Other evaluations - such as natural experiments and implementation studies.

Renewal: The Framework Contract can be extended for a further 24 months

Technical Expertise

In this lot, we are looking for suppliers who can provide technical expertise in the field listed below. Suppliers are expected to be able to demonstrate an understanding of policing and experience in applying these skills in a policing, criminal justice and public protection environment, specifically those subjects related to the key Government mission on Safer Streets. * Qualitative and quantitative data collection - such as the design and use of surveys, developing sampling frameworks, conducting interviews, focus groups, workshops and observations. Fieldwork to support evaluations with data collection requirements. * Qualitative data analysis skills- such as for example: content analysis, discourse analysis, grounded theory and interpretive phenomenological analysis. * Quantitative data analysis skills - skills such as use of and validation AI or predictive algorithms to analyse big data, advanced statistical methods such as non-parametric tests and Bayesian approaches and complex data visualisation. * Behavioural science expertise for applied settings that can help develop interventions to promote behaviour change among practitioners. * Economic appraisal approaches including cost-benefit and cost-consequence analysis, cost estimation, productivity assessments and value for money assessments. * Implementation science methods and strategies that facilitate the uptake of evidence - -based practice and research into regular use by practitioners.

Renewal: The Framework Contract can be extended for a further 24 months

Evidence Searching and Synthesis

In this lot, we are looking for suppliers who can provide a range of literature review and synthesis methodologies as outlined below. Suppliers are expected to be able to demonstrate experience in delivering literature synthesis in relation to policing or criminal justice subjects and offer subject matter expertise in policing, crime reduction and public protection, specifically those subjects related to the key Government mission on Safer Streets. * Rapid evidence assessments (REAs) that provide more structured and rigorous literature searches and quality assessments of the evidence than traditional literature reviews but are not as exhaustive as systematic reviews. * Systematic reviews that require equivalent standards of rigour to primary research, using explicit and transparent methods to ensure the review is accountable, replicable and updateable. * Meta-analyses using statistical techniques for combining results from different studies to obtain a quantitative estimate of the overall effect of a particular intervention or variable on a defined outcome. * Systematic searching - developing search strings for use with academic databases, grey literature and other relevant searches, developing and applying screening criteria, audit trails for searches and screening, and enabling replicability for future scrutiny or updates to reviews * Evidence gap maps- coding the results of searches into interactive visual presentations of evidence gaps

Renewal: The Framework Contract can be extended for a further 24 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015886-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | 30 May 2025 |
| Award date | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | £10,000,000 |
| Awards value | £4,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| 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 | 15 |
| Supplier names | CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING; CITY ST GEORGE'S, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON; CORDIS BRIGHT; CREST ADVISORY (UK; EAP RESEARCH CONSULTANCY; ECORYS; IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH; ITAD; LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH; PRIVATE PUBLIC; THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM; THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL; UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK; WAZOKU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79312000 - Market-testing services

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2026 at 08:08 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015886-2026
- 24 Jun 2025 at 11:21 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034696-2025
- 4 Jun 2025 at 14:26 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029963-2025
- 26 May 2025 at 14:07 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027482-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015886-2026
  23rd February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034696-2025
  24th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029963-2025
  4th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027482-2025
  26th May 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/go/0665262501970CE4BD75
  The Bid Pack is published via the Home Office JAGGAER eSourcing Portal - a link to the Bid Pack can be found here https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/go/0665262501970CE4BD75

## Notice URLs

- http://itad.com
- http://wazoku.com
- http://ww.uos.ac.uk
- http://www.birmingham.ac.uk
- http://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/
- http://www.cordisbright.co.uk
- http://www.crestadvisory.com
- http://www.natcen.ac.uk
- http://www.ppl.org.uk
- https://www.cambridge-ebp.co.uk/
- https://www.college.police.uk/
- https://www.eaprc.com/
- https://www.ecorys.com/united-kingdom
- https://www.hull.ac.uk/
- https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/

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