Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 16 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment of Specialist Staff

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£100,000≈ £50k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 30 Oct 202612:00 GMT · 45h left
Next notice expected 6 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Services of a recruitment Agency to source permanent candidates for roles with specialist skill sets, including but not limited to:

Specialist Crime

Digital Technology

Data and performance

The Procurement of this provision will be done under ESPO Framework 3S-26 and only those suppliers who have registered via the Framework will be eligible to apply and must have the facility to cover all of the following lots:

2a,2b,2c,2e,2f and Lot 4

CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Office-support services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Cancelled 2 yrsPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Bidders must be registered on ESPO Framework 3s_26 for the following lots: 2a,2b,2c,2e,2f and Lot 4

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Bidders must be registered on ESPO Framework 3s_26 for the following lots: 2a,2b,2c,2e,2f and Lot 4

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST
Authority reference
CCM1718
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093882
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous business and business-related servicesOffice-support servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fafb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published42 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
  2. Latest notice published23 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST
  3. Next notice expected22 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Submission deadlinein 45h
    30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 3 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
    UK3
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    5 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—5 Oct 2026CancelledThis provision is no longer required and the procurement notice (UK 3) has been withdrawn.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNBV-7818-LZWL Police Headquarters, Deepdale Lane, Nettleham, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN2 2LTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure