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Published 16 May 2025, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Covert Armour- Pre-market engagement questionnaire

Official notice

Authority: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)

GoodsSME suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 10 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 15 Feb 2030 · starts 16 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Yorkshire Police (NYP) are undertaking a soft market testing exercise. The purpose of this is to engage with the market and gain a better understanding of the products and functionality available in relation to the market for Covert body armour which allows officers to work efficiently and effectively when out in the field. The intention of this market testing is to inform the force's business case. The NYP would like to invite suppliers to respond to key questions via our market engagement questionnaire. The document can be obtained from the Bluelight E-procurement portal sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-de… ↗ and completed questionnaires should be returned via the same portal. Alternatively can be searched on the home page for the market engagement sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗

CPV: Protective gear · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
18143000 Protective gear35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
16 May 2025, 14:08 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 14:41 BST
Authority reference
2425-0180
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026559
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Protective gearSecurity, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515e8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 May 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 May 2025, 14:08 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    23 May 2025, 14:41 BST
  3. Market engagement
    13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    North Yorkshire Police (NYP) are undertaking a soft market testing exercise. The purpose of this is to engage with the market and gain a better understanding of the products and functionality available in relation to the market for Covert body armour which allows officers to work efficiently and effectively when out in the field. The intention of this market testing is to inform the force's business case. The NYP would like to invite suppliers to respond to key questions via our market engagement questionnaire. The document can be obtained from the Bluelight E-procurement portal sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-de… ↗ and completed questionnaires should be returned via the same portal. Alternatively can be searched on the home page for the market engagement sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗

  4. Tender notice expected351 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts254 days ago
    16 Feb 2026

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 May 2025, 14:08 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:05 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 May 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (2)

Link to the market engagement has been updated.https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=b995e620-d7ae-41fb-b672-4d5c45ccbed4

Link updated- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=b995e620-d7ae-41fb-b672-4d5c45ccbed4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMGQ-6583-JYGR County Hall, Racecourse Lane, Northallerton, Yorkshire & Humber, DL7 8ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure