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ClosedFind a Tender · UK4
BuyerThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire
StatusClosed
Deadline20 Aug 2026
Value£20,000,000
Published20 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner (the contracting authority) is procuring a service for the Provision of Custody Detention Officers (CDOs) based within the secure estate of police custody suites. As such it is ancillary to the role the police have of investigating crime. The contract will commence on 17th May 2027 for a period of 3 years until 16th May 2030 with an option to extend in 12 monthly increments for a maximum of 3 further years (up to 6 years in total, to a maximum end date of 16th May 2033). The overall management of the Contract to provide custody support is viewed as a partnership between Leicestershire Police and the successful Provider. The services provided will be effective, efficient and meet the needs of the stakeholders and users, with CDO cover in line with agreed staffing levels and the appropriate balance of male and female CDO's for each team. Management practices will be supportive, innovative and flexible and promote a 'can do' attitude with a strong focus on service delivery and performance improvement. The force custody suites undertake trauma informed practices and have developed a vulnerability suite at Keyham Lane custody. Colleagues, including CDO's based at this suite, are expected to be at the forefront of training regarding vulnerable people. Occasionally, detainees are held on behalf of other police forces, the Health & Safety Executive, the Prison Service and HO Immigration Enforcement; these detainees are classed as business as usual and should be cared for in accordance with current custody policy, legislation and guidance.

Delivery location

UKF2, GB

Categories

Custody services 66162000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£20,000,000
Contract periodFrom 17 May 2027 to 16 May 2030

Award criteria
Technical (60%)
Cost (30%)
Social Value (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Custody servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 66. The category anchor is Custody services (66162000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 662,7583 median · 17.2 average (1,185 of 2,758 with a bid count)2.5 average (1,317 of 2,758 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKF2145 median · 13.3 average (7 of 14 with a bid count)5.5 average (8 of 14 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1043 median · 3 average (1 of 104 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 104 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cefd
Latest release ID068310-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jul 20 2026 13:42:31 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068310-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-20T10:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-08-03T10:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-09-10T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsAll Tenders must be submitted through the e-tendering portal In-Tend https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home, for the avoidance of doubt, submissions made by any other method will not be accepted. All tender documentation can be found on the In-Tend Portal and includes: Attachment 1 - CONT0537 - ITT Instructions to Bidders Attachment 2 - CONT0537 - Schedule of Non-Compliance Attachment 3 - CONT0537 - Statement of Requirements Attachment 4 - CONT0537 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Attachment 5 - CONT0537 - Response to Tender Attachment 6 - CONT0537 - Pricing Schedule Attachment 7 - CONT0537 - DRAFT Contract Attachment 8 - CONT0537 - Anonymised TUPE Data Site Visit If you have any issues with the system at any point before or after you have submitted your tender, you must contact the technical support team at support@in-tend.co.uk or 0845 557 8607.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£20,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
20 Jul 2026tender068310-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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