Scope
Reference
COP29_2024
Description
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
Commercial tool
Establishes an open framework
Lot 1. Scoping, Development and Review
Description
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.
Lot 2. Evaluation
Description
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.
Lot 3. Technical Expertise
Description
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.
Lot 4. Evidence Searching and Synthesis
Description
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
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Lots
Lot 1. Scoping, Development and Review
Suppliers (8)
- CORDIS BRIGHT LIMITED
- CREST ADVISORY (UK) LIMITED
- ECORYS UK LIMITED
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- The University of Hull
Contract value
- £1,500,000 excluding VAT
- £1,800,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
20 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
20 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 4 March 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 April 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Framework will be refreshed after the initial term, for another term of 24 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
Lots
Lot 2. Evaluation
Suppliers (8)
- CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING LTD
- CORDIS BRIGHT LIMITED
- CREST ADVISORY (UK) LIMITED
- ECORYS UK LIMITED
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- The University of Hull
Contract value
- £2,400,000 excluding VAT
- £2,880,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
20 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
20 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 4 March 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 April 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
The Framework will be refreshed after 3 years for an additional 24 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79310000 - Market research services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
Lots
Lot 3. Technical Expertise
Suppliers (7)
- ECORYS UK LIMITED
- ITAD LIMITED
- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- The University of Hull
- WAZOKU LIMITED
Contract value
- £1,500,000 excluding VAT
- £1,800,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
20 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
20 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 4 March 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 April 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
The Framework will be refreshed after the initial term for another 24 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79312000 - Market-testing services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
Lots
Lot 4. Evidence Searching and Synthesis
Suppliers (7)
- City St George's, University of London
- EAP RESEARCH CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- ITAD LIMITED
- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD
- UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD
- WAZOKU LIMITED
Contract value
- £600,000 excluding VAT
- £720,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
20 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
20 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 4 March 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 April 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Framework will be refreshed after the initial term for another 24 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
Lot 1. Scoping, Development and Review
- 42 tenders received
- 13 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 10 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 3 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 8 suppliers awarded contracts
- 5 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 2. Evaluation
- 32 tenders received
- 13 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 10 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 3 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 8 suppliers awarded contracts
- 5 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 3. Technical Expertise
- 41 tenders received
- 17 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 14 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 3 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 7 suppliers awarded contracts
- 10 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 4. Evidence Searching and Synthesis
- 33 tenders received
- 20 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 17 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 3 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 7 suppliers awarded contracts
- 13 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Suppliers
CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING LTD
- Companies House: 08660094
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHNP-5894-NJJQ
Milton Hall, Ely Road
Cambridge
CB24 6WZ
United Kingdom
Email: chief@cambridge-ebp.co.uk
Website: https://www.cambridge-ebp.co.uk/
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
City St George's, University of London
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): RC000121
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10001478
City St George's, University of London, Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
Email: ResearchSupport@city.ac.uk
Website: http://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
CORDIS BRIGHT LIMITED
- Companies House: 03620136
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMJY-8587-DJBD
Thomas Ford House, 23-24 Smithfield Street
London
EC1A 9LF
United Kingdom
Email: info@cordisbright.co.uk
Website: http://www.cordisbright.co.uk
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
CREST ADVISORY (UK) LIMITED
- Companies House: 08181317
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYHX-9839-GYQG
2 Bath Place
London
EC2A 3DR
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@crestadvisory.com
Website: http://www.crestadvisory.com
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
EAP RESEARCH CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- Companies House: 14452551
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVDH-6646-BYGX
Chaland Springfield Road
Stroud
GL5 1TP
United Kingdom
Email: jonathan.hobson@eaprc.co.uk
Website: https://www.eaprc.com/
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
ECORYS UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 01650169
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBN-8861-YHXR
Albert House Quay Place
Birmingham
B1 2RA
United Kingdom
Email: idst@ecorys.com
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Companies House: 00948470
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCXT-5737-ZJLM
3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@ipsos.com
Website: https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
ITAD LIMITED
- Companies House: 01869600
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNXY-8249-DBTL
1st Floor, International House
Brighton
BN1 3XE
United Kingdom
Email: bidding@itad.com
Website: http://itad.com
Region: UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
- Companies House: 00974438
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWRV-6768-MQCM
London Metropolitan University
London
N7 8DB
United Kingdom
Email: strategic-procurement@londonmet.ac.uk
Website: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Companies House: 04392418
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYBW-6682-WWCV
35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AX
United Kingdom
Email: new-business@natcen.ac.uk
Website: http://www.natcen.ac.uk
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD
- Companies House: 06405704
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQN-5193-QTBD
Unit 3 St Saviours Wharf
London
SE1 2BE
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@ppl.org.uk
Website: http://www.ppl.org.uk
Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- Companies House: RC000645
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHCQ-3464-LVTM
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@bham.ac.uk
Website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
The University of Hull
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): RC000654
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): UKPRN 10007149
Venn Building
Kingston-upon-Hull, Hull, UK
HU6 7RX
United Kingdom
Email: desiree.betts@hull.ac.uk
Website: https://www.hull.ac.uk/
Region: UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Small Evaluations
Contract 2. Large Scale Evaluations
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD
- Companies House: 05078498
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPMH-9739-GNRL
Waterfront Building
Ipswich
IP4 1QJ
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@uos.ac.uk
Website: http://ww.uos.ac.uk
Region: UKH14 - Suffolk
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
WAZOKU LIMITED
- Companies House: 07540637
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNPT-9539-NZYG
10 Lower Thames Street
London
EC3R 6AF
United Kingdom
Email: accounts@wazoku.com
Website: http://wazoku.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 3. Technical Expertise
Contract 4. Evidence Searching & Synthesis
Contracting authority
COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
- Companies House: 08235199
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJNL-2763-PVHM
Rugby Building Leamington Road
Coventry
CV8 3EN
United Kingdom
Email: CPU.Mailbox@college.police.uk
Website: https://www.college.police.uk/
Region: UKG13 - Warwickshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government