Enabling Services Strategic Review
The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · Police and fire
In brief
The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has announced plans to buy consultancy and IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 July 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for consultancy contracts in this region (from 89 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Pre-Market Engagement (PME) Background Thames valley Police (TVP) is the largest non-metropolitan police force in the country and polices the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It also provides services to a number of other forces under collaborative arrangements. The force employs nearly 10,000 officers and staff. TVP, like so many organisations, is looking to improve the quality and efficiency of the services that the People and Financial Directorates and the Tasking & Resilience department (our Enabling Services) provide to the Force and their wider stakeholder requirements. The Enabling Services are therefore looking to transform the quality of the services it…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 006716-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 010771-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
12Awards
8Similar open tenders
All open consultancy tenders- Value not stated
- £453kestimated
- £30kestimated
- £2.58mestimated
- £60kestimated
From notice 006716-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 January 2026, last updated 6 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.