# COP59\_2024\_Operation Soteria Pillar 1 and 2 Suspect-focused investigations and disruption of repeat suspects

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED](/buyers/college-of-policing-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Margaret Hardiman
- Award value: £19,500
- Tender value: £19,500
- Award date: 4 September 2024
- Published: 21 March 2025
- Contract start: 5 September 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b2f7408a-a779-461b-9811-e0c140767beb-835230
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d12b73f-9834-4dd5-8572-6918aabe6421

## Description

The requirement is to support police forces as they implement the National Operating Model for the investigation of rape and support those investigating rape and sexual offences to build strong and thorough cases which are suspect-focused, victim-centred and context-led\. This includes developing or supporting the Authority to develop products which may be incorporated into the National Operating Model for the investigation of rape and serious sexual offences, with a view to ensuring the Model can be sustained by policing, from entry to strategic management\. Pillar 1 relates to work on suspect-focused investigations and Pillar 2 relates to the disruption of repeat suspects\.

## Related contract awards

- [Provision pf HPE Support and Maintenance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9cbf9c2c-d140-4ffe-977b-57418801e285): COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
- [Provision of Barred and Advisory List](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dbb57ba3-8b6e-4c05-83e0-d84d2e945ab7): COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
- [COP64\_2024](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-538c5757-a527-494d-b206-654c4a0a7a3f): COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2f7408a-a779-461b-9811-e0c140767beb-835230)