AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire has signed a contract with RED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT LIMITED for external Protecting Vulnerable People investigator support. The service covers supervisory reviews, victim contact and needs assessments, file building, statements, evidence review and team coordination.
Published outcomeContract 1 was signed on 12 October 2026 and is active. It runs to 31 March 2027, with one budget-dependent extension option to 31 December 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £447,065 net (£536,478 gross) public-sector services contract procured through an open procedure, seeking a self-sufficient specialist team with policing or criminal-justice experience.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £447,065 net; £536,478 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active contract
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Award 1 identifies RED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT LIMITED as supplier. Its Companies House number 05129360 is verified by company-number match. The contract value is recorded at contract level for the sole listed award and supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current record status
99% confidenceActive contract
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The award and contract records both state status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£447,065
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Contract 1 value.amount is 447065 GBP; value.amountGross is separately given as 536478 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£536,478
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 536478 GBP.
Earlier stated maximum value
84% confidence£500,000
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The process-level value_max is 500000 GBP, while the signed contract records £447,065 net and £536,478 gross. The basis of the earlier maximum is not supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planned procurement notice published
99% confidence12 August 2026
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Release history lists release 076615-2026, a Planned procurement notice, dated 2026-08-12.
Tender notice published
99% confidence24 August 2026
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Release history lists release 080216-2026, a Tender notice, dated 2026-08-24.
Tender deadline
99% confidence23 September 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history and the contract document give publication date 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceExternal Protecting Vulnerable People investigation support
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Tender title is 'Protecting Vulnerable People Investigators'.
Core activities
98% confidenceSupervisor reviews; victim contact and victim needs assessments; file building; MG11 statement taking; evidence review; and coordination.
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The tender description enumerates these work areas.
Delivery model
98% confidenceDedicated, largely self-sufficient team preferred; ad hoc individual resource allocation is not preferred.
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Tender description, sections 7.2 and 7.3.
Indicative team structure
96% confidenceOne supervisor and five practitioners, subject to resource experience, capability and competency.
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Tender description, section 7.3.
Classifications
99% confidenceRecruitment services (CPV 79600000) and investigation and security services (CPV 79700000).
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Award item additional classifications.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state 'Open procedure'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists one lot with ID 1; Award 1 relates to Lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not published in the supplied notice data.
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension
99% confidenceOne extension from 1 April 2027 to 31 December 2027, subject to budget provision.
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Contract renewal description.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 December 2027
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2027-12-31 and the renewal description ends on that date.
Performance management
98% confidenceMonthly reporting against assigned work; sufficient staffing to prevent service degradation, missed deliverables or delays; annual equality and diversity training.
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Contract agreed metrics KPI 001, KPI 002 and KPI 003.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier capability signal
95% confidenceThe requirement favours a managed specialist team rather than individual temporary placements.
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The buyer states that a dedicated, self-sufficient team is preferred and ad hoc individual allocation is not preferred.
Operational capability sought
98% confidenceRelevant policing or criminal-justice experience is central across victim engagement, case-file work and evidence review; prior PIP2 experience is essential for supervisor reviews.
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Tender description specifies policing/CJS experience and PIP2 requirements.
Commercial constraint
99% confidenceAny extension is expressly conditional on budget provision.
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Contract renewal description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication basis
99% confidenceContract details notice supports a concluded and signed contract, rather than only an award announcement.
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The supplied contract record includes dateSigned, active status, contract period and contract value.
Value presentation
91% confidenceThe record provides both net and gross contract values; the process-level £500,000 maximum has an unspecified basis.
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Contract value gives £447,065 amount and £536,478 amountGross; process value_max is £500,000 without value basis.
Missing procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, evaluation scores, award decision date, individual pricing breakdown, lot title and lot-specific value.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide the number of bids, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores or reasons for award.
- The award record has no separate award date; contract signature date is reported separately and is not treated as an award-decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately allocated value.
- The process-level £500,000 maximum has no stated value basis and differs from both the published net and gross contract values.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Protecting Vulnerable People InvestigatorsRED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT LIMITEDLincolnshire PolicePVP investigator supportpolicing recruitment servicespublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Protecting Vulnerable People Investigators contract?
RED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05129360.
What is the contract value?
The contract records £447,065 excluding VAT and £536,478 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. One budget-dependent extension may run from 1 April to 31 December 2027.
What services are covered?
The service includes PVP investigation support, including supervisory reviews, victim contact, case-file work, statement taking, evidence review and coordination.
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