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OpenStage · planning

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police

Pre Market Engagement - Public Order Personal Protective Equipment and Ancillary Items

Security & DefenceCPV 35811200
Value£300k
Deadline
Published22 Apr 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Thom Wilson
thom.wilson@thamesvalley.police.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£300ktotal contract value
median £210k
this tender£0£17.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Security, Defence & Safety Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 4,182 valued Security, Defence & Safety Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Thames Valley Police (TVP) is the largest non-metropolitan police force in the country and polices the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

It also provides services to a number of other forces under collaborative arrangements.

The force employs nearly 10,000 officers and staff.

TVP, like many organisations is looking to improve the quality and efficiency of the goods and services purchased for the various force departments, in this instance, the kit, equipment and ancillary items the Public Order Department are issued with in support of their various training, support and operational requirements.

This, if not already having done so, will require you registering on Sell2BlueLight (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home), you will also need to connect to the Thames Valley portal.

To do this, please navigate to the "Portals" page, locate Thames Valley, and select "Register with Organisations".

This is a one-click action, you do not need to complete a full registration again.

Once this is completed you should be able to access the project (OP26008 /system ID 70) and any associated documents and create and respond to correspondence and add attachments.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This, if not already having done so

This, if not already having done so, will require you registering on Sell2BlueLight (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home), you will also need to connect to the Thames Valley portal.

02

This is a one-click action, you do

This is a one-click action, you do not need to complete a full registration again.

03

Once this is completed you should

Once this is completed you should be able to access the project (OP26008 /system ID 70) and any associated documents and create and respond to correspondence and add attachments.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068859
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
036531-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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