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Pre Market Engagement - Public Order Personal Protective Equipment and Ancillary Items

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · Police and fire

In brief

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £300,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 February 2027.

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 6 bids per contract for similar contracts in this region (from 2139 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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 many organisations is looking to improve the quality and efficiency of the goods and services purchased for the various force departments, in this instance, the kit, equipment and ancillary items the Public Order Department are issued with in support of their various training, support and operational requirements. This, if not already having done so, will require you registering on Sell2BlueLight (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home), you will also need to connect to the Thames Valley portal. To do this, please navigate to the "Portals" page, locate Thames Valley, and select "Register with Organisations". This is a one-click action, you do not need to complete a full registration again. Once this is completed you should be able to access the project (OP26008 /system ID 70) and any associated documents and create and respond to correspondence and add attachments.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 036531-2026

About the buyer

From notice 036531-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.