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# Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-GB-PPON-PJGZ-5912-BTWQ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 29 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJGZ-5912-BTWQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 29
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £87m (median award: £468k) across 10 of 10 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Police Service of Northern Ireland)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-GB-PPON-PJGZ-5912-BTWQ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 20% above the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 17 (94%), Framework: 1 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 7 (39%), Open: 6 (33%), Route not published: 4 (22%), Direct award: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 4 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 3 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £73m · [ID 5830602 - PSNI - Provision of Catering, Cleaning and Ancillary Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5830602-psni-provision-of-catering-cleaning-and-ancillary-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e020) · Awarded: 28 May 2026
2. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £8.3m · [PSNI DAC 13/25 - Helicopter Maintenance and Role Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6330156-psni-dac-13-25-helicopter-maintenance-and-role-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-0600a9) · Awarded: 10 Feb 2026
3. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £2.6m · [ID 6033252 - PSNI - Advertising Provision for External Police Staff Recruitment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6033252-psni-advertising-provision-for-external-police-staff-recruitment-ocds-h6vhtk-064a9b) · Awarded: 9 Jun 2026
4. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £1.0m · [ID 5996575 - PSNI - Forensic Accountancy and Forensic Technology Services - Lot 1 - Forensic Accountancy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5996575-psni-forensic-accountancy-and-forensic-technology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f854) · Awarded: 28 Sept 2026
5. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £562k · [ID 6025438 - PSNI - Corporate Events Management Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6025438-psni-corporate-events-management-service-ocds-h6vhtk-060dd3) · Awarded: 22 Sept 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-GB-PPON-PJGZ-5912-BTWQ#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-GB-PPON-PJGZ-5912-BTWQ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt