Expired contract

GB-London: Cuckooing Evaluation Project 2025-2026 - MOPAC 1054

Details

Buyer: Mayors Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
Supplier(s): University of Birmingham
Value: £77,239
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Design and execution of research and development
Published: 29 September 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

MOPAC is seeking to commission a provider to design and deliver an evaluation for this project. The provider shall engage with delivery over the 12-month period and produce a final report.  The provider shall work with MOPAC and the MPS to develop the theory of change and design the evaluation alongside the project delivery plan.  The provider shall undertake a process and implementation evaluation of this project, giving insight into the approach taken, how it worked in practice, the strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and how it could be improved.  Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 September 2025
Completed: Award published29 September 2025
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 August 2026

About the buyer

Mayors Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) oversees policing and crime reduction across London from its base at City Hall, and buys as a police body with its own procurement team. MOPAC and the Violence Reduction Unit publish tenders through the Delta eSourcing portal. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender. Framework agreements, including a Building Works Framework renewed for 2025/26, cover recurring construction contracts. MOPAC commissions frontline services addressing violence against women, gangs and domestic abuse. Procurement and grant-making decisions follow public sector regulations to keep the process fair, transparent and accessible.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of MOPAC's contract awards have been in IT services, health and social work and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73300000 · Design and execution of research and development

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime-mopac.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime-mopac.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime-mopac.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime-mopac.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime-mopac.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime-mopac.gov