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Talent Acceleration Programme

EducationCPV 80532000

Value£36k

Deadline2 Sept 2026

Published12 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 12 Aug 202614 days leftCloses 2 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Vicky Turner-Roope

vicky.turner-roope@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Please download the ITT documents and also submit your tender responses via the Atamis e-tendering portal at https://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome, reference C20976.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£36ktotal contract value

median £84k

this tender£0£2.4m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Education & Training band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Devon and Cornwall Police has published 17 notices across all categories.

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The brief

This procurement exercise is being undertaken for the provision of a Contractor to design and deliver the Talent Acceleration Programme (“Accelerate”) for Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.

The purpose is to establish a Contract with a single provider to deliver the services and requirements detailed in this specification and represent best value for money.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

This procurement exercise is being undertaken

The purpose is to establish a Contract

The purpose is to establish a Contract with a single provider to deliver the services and requirements detailed in this specification and represent best value for money.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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