Published date: 11 November 2025

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


Closing: 15 August 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£28,000

Procurement reference

1171

Published date

11 November 2025

Closing date

15 August 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 November 2025

Contract end date

2 May 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Contracting Authority The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria has awarded a Call-off Contract for the provision of Custody Demand Modelling Consultancy in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, via a compliant Direct Award against Healthtrust Europe - Consultancy Solutions & Advisory Services Framework Lot 1 Business Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services.

The call-off contract has been awarded to Operational Research in Health Limited for 6 months, the Total Award Value shown is excluding VAT.

The Procurement Act guidance (Guidance: transitional and saving arrangements (HTML) - GOV.UK) states that any contracts awarded through a framework agreement under the previous legislation will continue to be managed in accordance with that legislation. As such, this call-off contract awarded under Healthtrust Europe - Consultancy Solutions & Advisory Services Framework Lot 1 Business Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services established on 02/09/2024 under the PCR will continue to require publication of the relevant notices for that framework under the PCR. This Contract Award Notice is being published in accordance with the requirements where the contract value is at least £30,000 inclusive of VAT in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Award information

Awarded date

6 November 2025

Contract start date

3 November 2025

Contract end date

2 May 2026

Total value of contract

£28,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Operational Research in Health Ltd

Address

3 Queens Road,
Reading,
England, RG1 4AR

Reference

Companies House number: 02676859

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Elaine Allan

Address

CARLETON HALL POLICE HQ
PENRITH
CA102AU
England

Telephone

03001240113

Email

elaine.allan@cumbria.police.uk