Official UK procurement notice
Role Play Acting Services
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria (Police & fire)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)
Published estimate£218,000≈ £218k / year · £218,000 inc. VAT10.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 12 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Jo Haydock Theatre and Training2 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of professional role player services to support Northumbria Police in its investigative training programs.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 will be evaluated based on Price and Quality - the top 3 scoring bidders will be invited to participate in Stage 2 which will be a recorded video audition
CPV: Entertainment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£218,000
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
- Simple description: The award of the contract will be given to the Most Advantageous Tender with the highest combined score from Stage 1 and Stage 2 combined based on Price/Quality from Stage 1 and Audition from Stage 2
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 15:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
NP0438- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085260- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fb3bFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 will be evaluated based on Price and Quality - the top 3 scoring bidders will be invited to participate in Stage 2 which will be a recorded video audition
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
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 22 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published303 days ago22 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by275 days ago19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline271 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by228 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 15:43 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025- Tender notice published22 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Jul 2026, 16:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jul 2026, 16:36 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 15:43 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Haydock Theatre and TrainingSME26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2027 · up to 25 Oct 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension periods to be taken at the discretion of the authority. | £200,000same award published again · counted once | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Jo Haydock Theatre and TrainingSME17 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2027 · up to 16 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension periods to be taken at the discretion of the authority. | £200,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 12 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jo Haydock Theatre and TrainingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender