Published date: 7 November 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 18 August 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

CV8 3EN

Value of contract

£275,130.13

Procurement reference

COP11_2025

Published date

7 November 2025

Closing date

18 August 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

17 September 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

College of Policing (COP) needs the supplier to run a 5-to-7-month innovation accelerator, including a 1-2-month start-up
phase. The overarching aim of the accelerator is to enable cross-sector collaboration and explore the
feasibility of solutions aimed at prevention knife crime. The Accelerator can be run in between 1 to 5 different locations across England and Wales. The College is open to suggestion to the feasibility of running the accelerator in multiple sites simultaneously and what the optimal number of locations would be
given the timeframe and resources available.
Successful delivery of activities set out in the above section will depend on:
• Working closely with the Behavioural Science team and researchers to ensure the accelerator methodology meets COP's expectations for evidence-based solution design incorporating
behavioural science and problem-solving approaches.
• Weekly meetings with the core team at COP.
• Co-development and co-facilitation of accelerator events.
• Strong partnership working with wider national partners.

Award information

Awarded date

17 September 2025

Contract start date

17 September 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£275,130.13

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD

Address

Point 5 New Eden House, Fletcher Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom, NE8 2ET

Reference

Companies House number: 08045123

Value of contract

£275,130.13

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

SDS Provider : Private Public Ltd

About the buyer

Contact name

Maryann Peiris

Address

Leamington Rd, Ryton-on-Dunsmore,
Coventry
CV8 3EN
England

Email

maryann.peiris@college.police.uk