AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire awarded treasury management services, on behalf of Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Police Forces, to ARLINGCLOSE LIMITED. The source records a signed contract valued at £118,000 excluding VAT (£142,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeARLINGCLOSE LIMITED is the sole supplier on award 1 and lot 1. The contract is recorded as active and signed on 5 May 2026, with a stated start date of 6 May 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, multi-force treasury management services contract. The published value is contract-level and is not split by police force or lot.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARLINGCLOSE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 118000 GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names ARLINGCLOSE LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and has a total value of £118,000 excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete / awarded
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Process source_status is "complete", display_status is "awarded", and tender status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 5 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-05; its documents include documentType "contractSigned".
Contract start
99% confidence6 May 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-05-06T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£118,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 118000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£142,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 142000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no split by force or lot published
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Only one contract-level value is supplied. Lot 1 has no value and no force-level allocation is provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
98% confidence19 March 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-03-19.
Contract signed
99% confidence5 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-05.
Contract start
99% confidence6 May 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-05-06.
Stated contract end
99% confidence30 March 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-03-30T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTreasury management services
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The process title and description state "Treasury Management Services".
Participating forces
99% confidenceDevon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Police Forces
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The process description states the services were awarded on behalf of these four police forces.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
Service classification
98% confidenceFinancial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 66000000.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKK, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The process and tender procurementMethodDetails fields state "Below threshold - unknown".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on tenderers, bid count, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence6 May 2026 to 30 March 2030
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-05-06 and endDate is 2030-03-30.
Extension option
99% confidenceA 12-month extension is available for all forces
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Contract renewal description states "12 month extension available for all forces".
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence29 March 2031
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-03-29T23:59:59Z.
Wiltshire onboarding and end-date note
96% confidenceWiltshire is stated to onboard in September 2027, with an ultimate end date in September 2031
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The renewal description states that Wiltshire will onboard later and its ultimate end date will be September 2031.
Published performance measures
97% confidenceMonthly response measures for standard and urgent queries; quarterly report delivery
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Contract agreedMetrics specifies monthly observations for standard and urgent query responses and quarterly observations for delivery of reports.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single published contract covers treasury management services for four police forces
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The description names four police forces and the source contains one award, one supplier, one lot and one linked contract.
Supplier opportunity
97% confidenceThe notice publishes response and reporting measures, but no pricing schedule, service volumes or evaluation detail
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Agreed metrics are published, while pricing breakdowns, volumes and evaluation information are absent from the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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ARLINGCLOSE LIMITED is verified against company number 02853836 by company-number match.
Value allocation quality
99% confidenceContract value cannot be allocated between forces or beyond the single published lot
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The source gives a contract-level value only; no force-level or lot-level value split is supplied.
Wiltshire term alignment
99% confidenceThe published renewal narrative gives Wiltshire an ultimate end date of September 2031, while the contract maxExtentDate is 29 March 2031
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These two dates appear in the same contract record and are not reconciled by the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, bidder identities beyond the winner, scores, award rationale or evaluation detail is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No published bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or tender submission deadline.
- No published allocation of the contract value between the four police forces or by lot.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No pricing schedule, service volumes or detailed statement of work is supplied.
- The source does not reconcile the contract maxExtentDate of 29 March 2031 with the renewal narrative's Wiltshire ultimate end date in September 2031.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ARLINGCLOSE LIMITEDTreasury Management ServicesPolice and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshiretreasury managementpolice forcespublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Treasury Management Services contract?
ARLINGCLOSE LIMITED, verified under company number 02853836, is the sole supplier named on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £118,000 excluding VAT and £142,000 including VAT. It is not split by force or lot.
When does the contract run?
The stated term runs from 6 May 2026 to 30 March 2030, with a published 12-month extension option. The record also notes a later Wiltshire-specific end date, which is not reconciled with the maxExtentDate.
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