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title: "Covert Armour- Pre-market engagement questionnaire"
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# Covert Armour- Pre-market engagement questionnaire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/covert-armour-pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-ocds-h6vhtk-0515e8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police: "Covert Armour- Pre-market engagement questionnaire". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-and-north-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000012)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Protective gear, Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKE2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/covert-armour-pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-ocds-h6vhtk-0515e8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0515e8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/covert-armour-pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-ocds-h6vhtk-0515e8#tl-md)

## Description
North Yorkshire Police (NYP) are undertaking a soft market testing exercise. The purpose of this is to engage with the market and gain a better understanding of the products and functionality available in relation to the market for Covert body armour which allows officers to work efficiently and effectively when out in the field. The intention of this market testing is to inform the force's business case. The NYP would like to invite suppliers to respond to key questions via our market engagement questionnaire. The document can be obtained from the Bluelight E-procurement portal https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=b995e620-d7ae-41fb-b672-4d5c45ccbed4  and completed questionnaires should be returned via the same portal. Alternatively can be searched on the home page for the market engagement https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 18143000, 35000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 16/02/2026 to 15/02/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026559-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-23T13:41:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:43:55.391Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0515e8