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Chief People Officer

POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE

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04 Sep 2026 at 13:16

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Summary of the contracting process

The Police Digital Service procured an interim Chief People Officer resource as a professional service. The requirement is for senior people and human resources leadership capacity, supporting the organisation’s workforce, people strategy and related executive responsibilities during an interim period. The work is delivered in the United Kingdom for the Police Digital Service, based in London. The procurement is classified under CPV 72000000, a broad code covering IT consulting, software development, internet and support services, although the stated requirement is specifically an interim Chief People Officer. The buyer is a public sector digital service serving policing, so suppliers should be able to work in a public service environment and provide an experienced interim people leader rather than a general technology consultancy.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Police Digital Service selected Permanent Futures Ltd., an SME, on 28 August 2026. The award value is £321,300 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. It was conducted as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, rather than as an open standalone tender. The tender submission deadline was 28 August 2026 at 12:00 BST. The award is active and covers one interim Chief People Officer resource. This outcome records a single supplier and a single awarded value; there are no separate lots or multiple awards to distinguish.

This award demonstrates demand from the Police Digital Service for senior interim people leadership supplied through a framework call-off. It is most relevant to specialist interim management providers, executive resourcing firms and consultancies with a credible Chief People Officer or senior HR leadership capability. Future competition for the same requirement would favour suppliers able to provide an individual who can operate at executive level, lead people-related activity and adapt quickly to a public sector digital organisation. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that a smaller specialist provider can satisfy this type of requirement. Firms should also consider whether they hold, or can access, a suitable framework route for comparable public sector call-offs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Chief People Officer

Notice Description

Interim Chief People Officer resource

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c6e716f2-93ad-4716-96ca-d66583720b85
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/866090cf-8df2-442c-bee4-755fbd58ae63
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£321,300 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£321,300 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2V 7JE
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Cheap
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED

Further Information

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