Contract

Continuous Professional Development for Drug Expert Witnesses

  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-052006

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058f6a

Published 28 August 2025, 2:12pm



Scope

Reference

Ex605

Description

Attendance at annual CPD events covering the relevant learning and continual professionalising of the drug expert witness role to ensure that GMP maintains it's ability for Expert witnesses to provide impartial and independent Drug expert evidence in prosecution cases.

Awarded via GMP's exemption process as per GMP Contract Standing Orders.

The date the contract is signed the date the exemption has been approved. The contract dates are based on the requirements of the exemption and value. An exemption may not exceed its maximum value and therefore the end date may be sooner if the value is exhausted.

Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £30,000 excluding VAT
  • £36,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

18 July 2025

Contract dates

  • 19 July 2025 to 31 March 2033
  • 7 years, 8 months, 13 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Drug Expert Witness and Valuation Association

PO Box 650

Darlington

DL1 9HX

United Kingdom

Region: UKC13 - Darlington

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBN-3793-LCTQ

56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

United Kingdom

Telephone: +441618561140

Email: procurement@gmp.police.uk

Website: http://www.gmp.police.uk

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government