National Witness Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£56,758,261≈ £14m / year

Submissions closed 27 Jan 2025

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of National Witness Service via grant competition

CPV: Legal advisory and information services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Provision of support for witnesses in courts across England and Wales 4 yrsPublished value£56,758,261

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Courts in England and Wales

Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 26 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Last source update: 26 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Award evaluation window: 28 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-038233
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory and information services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c045 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 27 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 28 Jan 2025, 09:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

26 Nov 2024 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates

Notice published
26 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline
27 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
Bids opened
28 Jan 2025, 09:00 GMT
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.