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Force HQ Hydra Foundation
Authority: Northumbria Police
CPV: Industry specific software package (48100000)
Published contract value£135,576Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Jul 2027
Awarded to Critical Simulations Ltd
Contract starts 14 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHydra is an immersive learning platform to provide emergency service employees with a real life learning experience to enable them to test their skills and embed learning. Hydra provides the Force with an opportunity to embed learning that will often take place in classrooms, giving the learners the opportunity to practice their skills in a safe, realistic environment.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Buyer reference
- NP0443
- Category
- Goods
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- North East, United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision27 Aug 2026
- Notice published9 Sept 2026
- Contract starts14 Sept 2026
- Contract ends31 Jul 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Northumbria PoliceContracting authority
- Identifier
- sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/3P8s4Ddm · GB-SRS
Suppliers named on the notice
- Critical Simulations LtdSupplier
- Identifier
- 05606087 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- SME
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-885ae9b9-b305-4812-9704-2b306d9393ef-2026-09-09T15:33:33+01:00
- Published
- 9 Sept 2026
- Latest update
- 9 Sept 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-885ae9b9-b305-4812-9704-2b306d9393ef
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-885ae9b9-b305-4812-9704-2b306d9393ef-1