Scope
Description
The Senior Investigative Officer (SIO) on specified crime investigations. They are accountable to chief officers for the conduct of the investigation.
They manage the investigative response, and all resources associated with the investigation. They develop and implement strategies, procedures and systems that underpin the investigation and ensure the management and assessment of threat, risk and harm.
Total value (estimated)
- £275,000 excluding VAT
- £330,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 17 October 2025 to 16 October 2028
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79720000 - Investigation services
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
11 July 2025, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
13 October 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical criteria | See DEFFORM 47 |
Quality | 70% |
| Pricing criteria | See DEFFORM 47 |
Price | 30% |
Other information
Payment terms
CP&F
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
F1. Please note that prospective suppliers must express their interest via returning a completed Project Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) initially. This will be evaluated and only those suppliers deemed to have the experience, and the capability will be down selected to be formally Invited To Tender. Please note also, that the Authority reserves the right in the event of receiving more than expected PSQ responses, to down select to the top 10 scoring responses. Any bids submitted prior to the PSQ evaluation being completed and prospective suppliers being invited to tender, will be discarded.
The Authority will endeavour to provide feedback to unsuccessful suppliers not down selected form the PSQ exercise, but this is not obligatory.
Once prospective suppliers have been invited to tender and submit their bids, they must insert the priced and unpriced copies through the DSP in the correct envelopes. Please note also, that the number of days effort being proposed must be included in the unpriced version as this will form an important element of the technical evaluation.
At the PSQ stage, please ensure that all selection criteria questions are answered and if invited to tender and submitting a bid please ensure that the Certificate is signed and that all award criteria questions are in bespoke format and self-identifying without reference to other answers and devoid of corporate literature.
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Pre market enagagement has been conducted by publication of this notice and completion of the PSQ
Documents
Associated tender documents
047_0525.docx
DEFFORM 47
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Via DSP
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Horse Guards Avenue
London
SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Email: lewis.powell130@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government