Contract

Core Vetting Tool

  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057825

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059d76

Published 18 September 2025, 3:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M16EU

Contact

Alison Harper

Email

procurement@gmp.police.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD33 - Manchester

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gmp.police.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Core Vetting Tool

Reference number

A1181

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Vetting system for police officers, staff and contractors.

Contracted using a Crown Commercial Services GCloud14 call off.

Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £124,800

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Vetting system for police officers, staff and contractors.

Contracted using a Crown Commercial Services GCloud14 call off.

Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 year optional extension


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Call off from a framework that had been set up under PCR 2015.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

WPC Software Limited

Bristol

BS30 6DL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

3510785

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £124,800


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Greater Manchester Police

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom