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Published 15 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST

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Services relating to the Police Education Qualifications Framework PEQF

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire (Police & fire)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional) Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 1 Mar 2028from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsup to 7 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Request for Information - Higher Education Institution.

Scoping exercise for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police Forces.

CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Higher education services · Specialist training services · Training programme services · Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 1 Aug 2028

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Aug 2028 — 31 Jul 2033 (5 yrs) · up to 7 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
80300000 Higher education services80430000 Adult-education services at university level80500000 Training services80510000 Specialist training services80521000 Training programme services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
Authority reference
C21126
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Adult-education services at university levelHigher education servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9ea

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published5 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
  2. Market engagementin 26 days
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTScoping exercise with Higher Education service providers
  3. Tender notice expected
    1 Mar 2028, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2028, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 11:30 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMYD-4367-RCGW Bedfordshire Police HQ Bridgebury House, Woburn Road,, Kempston, East of England, MK43 9AX
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure