Social Media & Offline Violence Research

Official notice

Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competitionLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£73,925published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 28 May 2025

Awarded to M & C Saatchi World Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A competitive procurement for the award of a contract for the delivery of the Violence Reduction Unit's Social Media & Offline Violence Research. It is to be conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and will be undertaken via a non-mandatory Open Procedure.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 31 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-044693
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056a0e Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025

Contract award notice published
31 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £73,9251 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 88 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
M & C Saatchi World Services2 Aug 2025 – 24 Jan 2026	£73,925 inc. VAT	28 May 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders	8	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mayors Office For Policing And Crime

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMT-7816-YCQG 169 Union Street, London, London, SE1 0LLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

M & C Saatchi World ServicesAwarded supplier 36 Golden Square, London, London, W1F 9EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender31 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST