---
title: "Provision of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Training"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07844e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Intellectual Property Office"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# Provision of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Training

Buyer: Intellectual Property Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07844e

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## Summary

The Intellectual Property Office procured specialist open-source intelligence (OSINT) training to help establish an OSINT capability within its Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team. This is a training services requirement, rather than the supply of intelligence software or an investigative service. The buyer is the Intellectual Property Office, and the supplier is the College of Policing. The work is associated with the IPO’s intelligence and law-enforcement function; the procurement does not identify a separate delivery location.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the College of Policing. The IPO used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026, runs from 1 to 15 October 2026, and is valued at £23,966 gross. It covers one lot for OSINT training. The stated purpose was to facilitate delivery of an OSINT capability in the IPO Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team. The published procurement information does not set out evaluation criteria or bidder eligibility requirements, so the basis for selecting this supplier beyond the direct-award route is not described.

For suppliers assessing comparable future training work for the Intellectual Property Office, this award shows demand for specialist OSINT instruction linked to an intelligence and law-enforcement team’s capability development. A credible provider would need to deliver relevant, practical training that helps the buyer build an operational OSINT capability, rather than offer general-purpose training or unrelated intelligence services. The selected supplier was the College of Policing, indicating that the buyer engaged a substantial policing-sector training organisation for this requirement. The procurement was made directly without competition, so it does not provide a tested picture of competing bids or published qualification thresholds. Suppliers with demonstrable OSINT training expertise and the ability to serve public-sector investigative teams are the closest fit to the requirement evidenced here.

## Notice

To facilitate delivery of an OSINT capability within the IPO Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095475-2026 |
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £23,966 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Intellectual Property Office |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Postcode area | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8QQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80510000 - Specialist training services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 09:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095475-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095475-2026
  9th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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