Official UK procurement notice
Provision of PSU Overalls
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria (Police & fire)
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£280,000≈ £93k / year · £336,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 4 Mar 2026
Awarded to MI Hub Limited T/A Alexandra
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Force requires the purchase of Fire Retardant Overalls for their Public Order Department.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre market engagement revealed that there are many providers that could fulfil the requirements of this contract, therefore an open tender has been chosen as the route to market to ensure the greatest level of competition.
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
NP0484- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058572- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f44Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Potential risk of non-delivery
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published394 days ago22 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline367 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by345 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts325 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent232 days ago4 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends222 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:41 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 15:10 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Jul 2026, 12:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £487,0071 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI Hub Limited T/A Alexandra16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2029 · up to 15 Mar 2030Extensions: 1x12-month period | £487,007 inc. VAT | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MI Hub Limited T/A Alexandra
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Value
- £487,007 inc. VAT
- Period
- 17 Jun 2026 – 29 Mar 2029 · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- This contract agreement will be for a 3-year term initial term, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months, subject to satisfactory supplier performance. The full term of contract will not exceed 48 months.
No agreed KPIs: Under threshold for KPI's
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MI HUB LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender