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Police Constable Entry Route (PCER) Programmes

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 15:26.

Opportunity overview

West Mercia, Staffordshire and Warwickshire Police forces are in a regional collaboration for the provision of Police Constable entry routes, which is led by Staffordshire Police. The procurement process itself will be led by the West Mercia procurement team. The three forces are looking for a single supplier for PCDA, DHEP (with a DC – DHEP option) and support with wider services such as common apprenticeships in policing and other accreditation services. Aiming to have provision in place by year end 2026 and to award any contract via a national procurement framework for initial entry routes.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80300000 — Higher education services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services
  • CPV80511000 — Staff training services
  • CPV80521000 — Training programme services
  • CPV80570000 — Personal development training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
POD26-2726
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
10 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80300000
Description
Higher education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80510000
Description
Specialist training services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
80511000
Description
Staff training services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
80521000
Description
Training programme services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
80570000
Description
Personal development training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Police and Crime Commissioners for West Mercia, Staffordshire and Warwickshire will be holding an event at 10:00 am on Tuesday 4th August 2026, via Teams (link to be provided ) , to which organisation interested in participating in this exercise will be invited to meet with key stakeholders, feed into the outline service specification, followed by an opportunity for informal discussion and questions. Should your organisation wish to be included in this exercise you should indicate your interest by providing attendees names and email address by completing the MS Forms link or by scanning the QR code, provided in the attached notice, by no later than 12:00 (noon) 24th July 2026.
Due
4 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060664-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jun 2026, 11:31
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner
Id
GB-PPON-PJHH-5271-ZMQP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJHH-5271-ZMQP

Address

Street Address
Hindlip Hall, Hindlip
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR3 8SP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG12

Contact

Name
Justine Weatherstone

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Staffordshire Police
Id
GB-PPON-PBJV-9412-LHBX
Role Details
Regional Collaborative Partner

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBJV-9412-LHBX

Address

Street Address
Weston Road
Locality
Staffordshire
Postal Code
ST18 0YY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Name
Rachel Smith

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Warwickshire Police
Id
GB-PPON-PXNY-4251-DZLZ
Role Details
Regional Collaborative Partner

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXNY-4251-DZLZ

Address

Street Address
Woodcote Lane
Locality
Leek Wootton, Warwick
Postal Code
CV35 7QB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR3 8SP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG1 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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