Contracts and tenders

Both Thames Valley Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner are keen to promote transparency and openness.

There is a requirement under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 as enlarged on and amended by Statutory Instruments 2011 3050 and 2012 2479 (the Act) for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) and Chief Constables to publish information on spend, tender information and details of contracts.

Thames Valley Police operates all procurement under a set of policies and procedures, which can be found below:

• Financial Regulations (part of the Corporate Governance Framework)
• Purchasing Policy
• Standard Contract Terms – below £50k
• £50k to £1m Terms and Conditions – Goods and Services CC
• £50k to £1m Terms and Conditions – Services CC
• £1m and above Terms and Conditions – Goods and Services PCC
• £1m and above Terms and Conditions – Services PCC

Details of all spend over £500 is currently collated and published on our website.

Invitations to Tender (ITT)

Tender opportunities for Thames Valley Police may be viewed on the Emergency Services Tendering system.  This is a dynamic system that is continually updated with tender opportunities which allows organisations to register within specific areas of interest to receive email notification of new tender opportunities including those from other emergency services.

Instructions for ‘bluelight’

• To view tenders, click on ‘New Opportunities’ on the left-hand menu.
• Under ‘Organisation’ on the form that appears, select “Thames Valley Police” and click on “Search” to view current tender opportunities.
• Alternatively, tick the “All Opportunities” box, then click on “Search” to see present and future opportunities.

Tenders are also advertised on Contract Finder or in TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) – the online version of the ‘Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union’ (OJEU) as appropriate.

Contracts

All formal contracts carried out by Thames Valley Police on behalf of the PCC are registered on a National Contracts Database.
You can find a copy of the PCC’s Commissioning Strategy on the Policies and Procedures webpage.

Instructions for ‘blpd’
• To view contract information utilise the drop down box next to “Organisation”.
• Select “Thames Valley Police” for contracts for Thames Valley PCC
• For details on specific contracts click the link under “Contract Title”