GB-London: Synthetic Opioid Preparedness across London (MOPAC 1177, 1178, 1179)

Metropolitan Police Service
London
Open procedure
1 September 2025 to 30 January 2026

This project comprises three distinct workstreams: auditing local synthetic opioid preparedness plans, facilitating a regional table-top resilience exercise for partners, and conducting a needs assessment for needle and syringe exchange services. The work involves critical review of existing documentation, design of scenario-based workshops, and data-driven analysis to inform future service models across the London region.

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Awarded value: Not published
Published: 19 November 2025
Awarded: 27 May 2025; Cranstoun and The Centre for Public Innovation
Contract length: 5 months; Ends 30 January 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of public health consultancy, policy research, and resilience planning services for regional synthetic opioid preparedness and harm reduction programmes.

Collation and critical review of available local synthetic opioid preparedness plans within the London region
Identification and highlighting of examples of good practice
Design and running of a table-top exercise with key regional partners using pre-prepared London-specific scenarios
Identification of potential resilience gaps
Support for partners in understanding how to address identified gaps collaboratively
A needs assessment addressing the need in London for needle exchange services (NEX) and the current provision
Generation of insights to support the development of options for London around potential service models

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 5 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2025 to 30 January 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79419000, 85000000

Services in this contract

Emergency planning, business continuity and risk management adviceMain service£70k typicalSynthetic opioid preparedness plan assurance and resilience table-top exercise
Health needs assessments and population health modelling£47k typicalLondon needle and syringe exchange needs assessment

Lifecycle

Published
19 November 2025
Contract awardedto Cranstoun and The Centre for Public Innovation
27 May 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
30 January 2026

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Metropolitan Police Service

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/153869/gb-london-synthetic-opioid-preparedness-across-london-mopac-1177-1178-1179
Buyer reference: BIP995519859
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-7b8fab28-1f02-4c64-b2e4-5d8ea69c2da2
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Metropolitan Police Service. GB-London: Synthetic Opioid Preparedness across London (MOPAC 1177, 1178, 1179). Contract award, 19 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/153869/gb-london-synthetic-opioid-preparedness-across-london-mopac-1177-1178-1179 (accessed 5 November 2026).