Published date: 11 November 2025

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


Closing: 1 August 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£78,200

Procurement reference

1159

Published date

11 November 2025

Closing date

1 August 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 October 2025

Contract end date

19 January 2027

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 Control Room Demand Modelling Consultancy & Process Evolution Toolkit 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 15 months, with options to extend for 3 x 12-months optional extensions up to 19/01/2030.

Total Award Value includes optional extension (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

20 October 2025

Contract start date

20 October 2025

Contract end date

19 January 2027

Total value of contract

£78,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Operational Research in Health Limited

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