Official UK procurement notice
Additional PCSO's · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Transpennine Trains Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£3,146,400published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 12 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE AUTHORITY
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe principle scope of the procurement is to provide additional PCSO's, based at TPE stations
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Authority reference
TPT421- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072747- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059885Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
To enhance security presence in remote and rural stations, which will increase visible safety support, particularly in outlying areas where staff have reported feeling vulnerable, focusing on community engagement, safeguarding, and low-level crime prevention.
Suitably qualified provision, with knowledge of the UK's train/ transport network, supplied by the British Transport Police.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends393 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published344 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published11 Sept 2025, 12:05 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Sept 2025, 10:05 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,146,4001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE AUTHORITY1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 3 years. The contract start date is subject to final agreement. | £3,146,400 inc. VAT | 12 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE AUTHORITY
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,146,400 inc. VAT
- Period
- 7 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 year contract with an option to extend further for up to 3 years. The contract start date is subject to final agreement.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE AUTHORITYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender