Provision of polygraph training, quality control and equipment

Opportunity overview

The Authority launched a tender for a new contract for the provision of polygraph training, quality control and Lafayette polygraph equipment. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) works to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. The MoJ has been polygraph testing high risk offenders on licence since 2014. In that time, the MoJ has completed over 9000 polygraph tests and currently has 25 examiners and this number is anticipated to increase over the life of the contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Behavioural Measures UK

Matched by number

Published award value: £8.9m
Awarded: 7 Aug 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 06894880
Location: Blyth, UKC21, NE24 2AS, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

Lot 1£6.4m

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
contractSignedOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: prj_14380
Status: complete
Has Recurrence: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale: No interest from the market

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1

Starts: 31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends: 4 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends: 20 Jun 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date: 19 May 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends: 13 Jun 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Value

Amount: 6,375,686.4
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 7,650,820.08

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description: Price per quality point

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Price per quality point
Type: cost

Contract period

Ends: 31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts: 31 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 80000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Education and training services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: 025455-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025455-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 23 May 2025, 07:50

Entry 3

Id: 028205-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028205-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 28 May 2025, 15:48

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 015321-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015321-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK2
Description: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: marketEngagementNotice
Published: 15 Apr 2025, 15:41

Entry 2

Id: 018981-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018981-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK3
Description: Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: plannedProcurementNotice
Published: 6 May 2025, 10:08

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: engagement
Type: engagement
Status: scheduled
Due: 24 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description: Please complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=KEeHxuZx_kGp4S6MNndq2F21ATrdY81BmQuarGxiNIVUN0U3MFhVRVlZWkxDRDNZRlJUUzgwOEdaNy4u

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PDNN-2773-HVYN
Name: Ministry of Justice

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKI32
Country: GB
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1H 9AJ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 102 Petty France

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: PDNN-2773-HVYN
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: mojprocurementlearninganddevelopment@justice.gov.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-06894880
Name: Behavioural Measures UK

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKC21
Country: GB
Locality: Blyth
Postal Code: NE24 2AS
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Arms Evertyne House, Quay Road

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: sme
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: 06894880
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: don.grubin@newcastle.ac.uk

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 8 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title: Provision of polygraph training, quality control and equipment
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 13 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 80000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Education and training services

Value

Amount: 8,949,578
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 10,739,493.6

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 048539-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048539-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 13 Aug 2025, 16:46

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-06894880
Name: Behavioural Measures UK

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 5 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 6 Sept 2030, 23:59
Starts: 8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends: 22 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 30 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: Yes

Value

Amount: 8,949,578
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 10,739,493.6

Period

Ends: 31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts: 1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: A-7856
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7856 ↗
Format: application/pdf
Document Type: contractSigned

Entry 2

Id: 073992-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073992-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 14 Nov 2025, 13:31

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: Commencement of Training – on time and within target.

Entry 2

Id: 2
Title: Feedback – Underperformers

Entry 3

Id: 3
Title: Feedback – Quality Control

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 9AJ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

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