AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to Cheshire Constabulary for TPAC training for Roads Crime Unit officers. The award is pending, with a scheduled future signature date of 1 November 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to Cheshire Constabulary for specialist TPAC training services, with a gross award value of £165,459.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-supplier direct award for specialist police driver-training services. The stated rationale is compatibility with existing provision.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Cheshire Constabulary
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 165459 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Cheshire Constabulary as supplier and records a gross value of £165,459. The supplier identity is recorded as not applicable to company verification.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
96% confidencePublished transparency notice; tender and lot marked complete
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The process is a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender"; tender status and lot 1 status are "complete".
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is explicitly recorded with status "pending".
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and only a futureSignatureDate milestone is supplied.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£165,459 gross
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Award 1 value is amountGross 165459, currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to award 1; no separate lot value published
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The award contains the value and relates to lot 1, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-14T11:54:18+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned initial end
98% confidence30 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence30 October 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2029-10-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTactical Pursuit and Containment (TPAC) training for North Wales Police Roads Crime Unit officers
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The notice title and description specify provision of TPAC training for North Wales police officers in the Roads Crime Unit.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80510000 — Specialist training services
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The award item lists CPV 80510000 with description "Specialist training services".
Delivery area
95% confidenceWales (UKL)
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The award item delivery address is region UKL, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title or description
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The tender and award reference lot 1; its title and description are not supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceAdditional or replacement compatible provision
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The published rationale says the purchase is for additional or partial replacement goods, services or works that are the same as or compatible with existing provisions.
Rationale classification
98% confidenceswitchingDirectAward
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The tender lists procurementMethodRationaleClassifications id "switchingDirectAward".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or ranking is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Renewal options
98% confidenceTwo 12-month extensions stated
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description is "2 x 12 months".
Maximum term extent
97% confidenceUp to 30 October 2029, if all stated extensions are used
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The maxExtentDate is 30 October 2029 and the notice states two 12-month renewals.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot evidenced
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The record supplies a scheduled future signature milestone rather than confirmation of signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct award rather than a competed procedure
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The published procurement method is direct award.
Continuity signal
96% confidenceThe stated compatibility rationale indicates the requirement relates to existing provision
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The direct-award rationale cites additional or partly replacement provision that is the same as or compatible with existing provisions.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePricing, performance measures and evaluation information are not supplied
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The notice provides only the gross award value and no pricing breakdown, KPIs, scoring or evaluation narrative.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe notice is published at contract stage but the individual award remains pending; it must not be treated as a signed or active contract
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Process stage is contract and display status is awarded, while award 1 status is pending and signature is scheduled for a future date.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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The structured award_date field is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 title, description and value are null.
Conflict-of-interest document
99% confidenceNot published
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The tender document record for conflictOfInterest has description "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm contract signature, conclusion or operational commencement.
- No award decision date is supplied.
- No bid count, competitor information, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale beyond the compatibility-based direct-award justification is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not publish a pricing breakdown, performance measures, contract documents or extension exercise conditions.
- The conflict-of-interest document is marked as not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Wales TPAC trainingCheshire Constabularypolice driver trainingdirect awardspecialist training servicesPolice and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the proposed supplier for North Wales TPAC training?
Cheshire Constabulary is named as the supplier for pending award 1.
What is the value of the TPAC training award?
The published gross award value is £165,459.
Has the TPAC training contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and lists a future signature date of 1 November 2026.
How long could the arrangement run?
The initial period is stated as 1 November 2026 to 30 October 2027, with two possible 12-month renewals and a published maximum extent date of 30 October 2029.
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