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title: "MSc Forensic Psychology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef45"
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# MSc Forensic Psychology

Buyer: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef45

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## Summary

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory procured an MSc in Forensic Psychology as a professional development service. The purpose is to upskill an applicant and strengthen behavioural science support for the Human Interaction Work Package within the MPE Project. The requirement is university-level adult education focused on forensic psychology, rather than a general training programme or consultancy service. The buyer is a central government defence science organisation based at Porton Down, Salisbury. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The selected provider is Coventry University Online Limited, a large higher-education organisation. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to universities, specialist higher-education providers and organisations able to deliver postgraduate forensic psychology education to an individual working in a behavioural science role.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for one lot. Coventry University Online Limited was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £10,000 excluding VAT and £12,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through a below-threshold procedure without competition, rather than an open or competitive tender. The procurement concerns services and the awarded requirement is the MSc Forensic Psychology course. No separate awards or lots are recorded, so the supplier and values stated relate to the complete procurement.

For competitors, this award is evidence that the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory uses postgraduate university education to build specialist behavioural science capability for a defined defence project. A credible future provider would need to deliver an MSc-level forensic psychology programme, support the development of an individual professional, and demonstrate relevance to behavioural science and human interaction work. The requirement suits universities and specialist education providers with established postgraduate teaching, suitable academic expertise and the capacity to support a learner over a multi-year programme. Organisations monitoring this buyer should be able to explain how their forensic psychology provision would contribute to operational behavioural science capability, rather than offering generic staff training or unrelated psychological services.

## Notice

Upskilling the applicant to further develop the behavioural science support to the Human Interaction Work Package, MPE Project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082521-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory |
| Locality | SALISBURY |
| Postcode area | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP4 0JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley |
| Westminster constituency | Salisbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COVENTRY UNIVERSITY ONLINE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 10:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082521-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082521-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.coventry.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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