Official UK procurement notice
BLC0307 - National Framework for Police Initial Entry Routes, Accreditation and Apprenticeships
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBlueLight Commercial is tendering for a Framework for Police Initial Entry Routes including Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, Degree Holder Entry Programme for Police Forces in England and Wales. With additional Lots for Accreditation services and other Apprenticeships.
- No preliminary market engagement: Notice was published Ref: 2026/S 000-053446
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 1 Feb 2035
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1% of call-off value · A management charge of 1% on income received is payable to BLC for the management of this National Framework
Who may buy through it
Police Services and Fire - Please see Statement of Requirements Annex 3 for full list of Framework Participants.
Published description of the framework
Framework will be awarded to multiple suppliers on each Lot and framework participants can call-off for services via further competition or direct award depending on their requirements.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1DHEPRenewalPublished value£80,000,000
Delivery of Degree Holder Entry Programme for Police forces in England and Wales
- Economic & financial standing
For Lots 1a, 1b and 2 a bidder must have Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) granted by the office for Students (OfS) under sections 420-46 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA)
For delivering to Welsh forces bidders must fulfill the legal requirements with regards Welsh Language
Lot #2AccreditationRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
Accreditation services for appropriate programmes
- Economic & financial standing
For Lots 1a, 1b and 2 a bidder must have Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) granted by the office for Students (OfS) under sections 420-46 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA)
For delivering to Welsh forces bidders must fulfill the legal requirements with regards Welsh Language
Lot #3ApprenticeshipsRenewalPublished value£240,000,000
Apprenticeships including but not limited to police services related roles
- Economic & financial standing
For Lots 1a, 1b and 2 a bidder must have Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) granted by the office for Students (OfS) under sections 420-46 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA)
For delivering to Welsh forces bidders must fulfill the legal requirements with regards Welsh Language
Lot #4PCDA - EnglandRenewalPublished value£320,000,000
Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship Delivery for English Police Forces
- Economic & financial standing
For Lots 1a, 1b and 2 a bidder must have Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) granted by the office for Students (OfS) under sections 420-46 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA)
For delivering to Welsh forces bidders must fulfill the legal requirements with regards Welsh Language
Lot #5PCDA WalesRenewalPublished value£13,000,000
Delivery of Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship for Welsh forces
- Economic & financial standing
For Lots 1a, 1b and 2 a bidder must have Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) granted by the office for Students (OfS) under sections 420-46 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA)
For delivering to Welsh forces bidders must fulfill the legal requirements with regards Welsh Language
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 70%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: Technical Questions including 10% Social Value
- Pricing: Pricing Schedule
- Economic & financial standing
For Lots 1a, 1b and 2 a bidder must have Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) granted by the office for Students (OfS) under sections 420-46 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA)
For delivering to Welsh forces bidders must fulfill the legal requirements with regards Welsh Language
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “BLC0307 - National Framework for Police Initial Entry Routes,…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
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No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 67 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid19% / 9%
2–330% / 19%
4–613% / 21%
7+38% / 51%
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “National Framework for Police Constable Entry Route Programmes” of this authority, but none of the 20 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1DHEPCPV 80Published estimate£80m
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1 bid2%
2–323%
4–615%
7+61%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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KPMGLarge | £570m147 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 39 live · £100m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=23 |
| £356m21 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £7.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £6.6m19 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 10 live · £5.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £9.6m5 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £92k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=3 |
Lot #2AccreditationCPV 80Published estimate£8.0m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid6%
2–322%
4–625%
7+46%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £2.3m7 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £136k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 13% above n=2 | |
| £1.1m2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £65k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Police NowLarge | £1.4m4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
| £2.0m5 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 4% below n=2 |
Lot #3ApprenticeshipsCPV 80Published estimate£240m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid2%
2–321%
4–613%
7+65%
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £10m19 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 9 live · £9.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £9.9m20 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £791k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
Police NowLarge | £1.4m4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
| £2.7m9 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £7.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4PCDA - EnglandCPV 80Published estimate£320m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid2%
2–320%
4–612%
7+66%
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £9.9m20 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £791k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £7.9m3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 3 live · £8.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=2 | |
| £1.1m2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £65k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Police NowLarge | £1.4m4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #5PCDA WalesCPV 80Published estimate£13m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid6%
2–332%
4–623%
7+39%
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Where the award price may land.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £9.9m20 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £791k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £7.9m3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 3 live · £8.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=2 | |
| £1.1m2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £65k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Police NowLarge | £1.4m4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
40% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
40% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (40% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
National Framework for Police Constable Entry Route Programmes, winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Police Services and Fire - Please see Statement of Requirements Annex 3 for full list of Framework Participants. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
BLC307- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091128- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077adcFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · A management charge of 1% on income received is payable to BLC for the management of this National Framework
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Timeline
25 Sept 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
- Clarification questions by5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 22 days · period end, not a bid countdown20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 95 days1 Feb 2027
- Award decision expected byin 96 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender