Planning

Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Tags

WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE

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Planning

02 Jun 2025 at 09:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Yorkshire Police is currently in the planning stage for a tender concerning Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Tags, classified under Electrical equipment and apparatus, Electronic supplies, and Telecommunication equipment. The initiative seeks to engage with potential suppliers in a preliminary market engagement until 23rd June 2025, aiming to ensure the specifications align with market expectations and that the procurement process is efficiently structured. Located in Wakefield, UK, this upcoming opportunity corresponds to the region codes UKC, UKD, and UKE. The procurement process is slated to commence on 1st February 2026, upon the current contract's expiration on 31st January 2026.

This tender offers promising avenues for businesses specialising in electronic, electromechanical, or electrotechnical supplies, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs). By participating in the preliminary market engagement phase, companies can influence the tender’s development, maximising chances for alignment with business capabilities and market demands. Registering on the West Yorkshire Police's e-procurement portal is vital for accessing the tender once it becomes live, presenting a strategic chance for business growth in a technologically expanding area of public safety. The procurement spans a potentially renewable contract period up to 2031, offering sustained business development opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Tags

Notice Description

West Yorkshire Police are getting ready to tender for the Electronic Monitoring Tags requirements. The current contractual arrangements are due to expire 31/01/2026. As part of our preparations, we are wanting to undertake pre-market engagement with you, potential providers and partners to ensure we get our approach and specification right and that the tender opportunity is attractive to the market. Please note this preliminary market engagement is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. We are issuing this preliminary market engagement to assess the reaction of the market in order to ensure the procurement process is well-framed, focused, feasible and likely to be of interest to the market. Please note the following general conditions: This preliminary market engagement will help us to refine our requirements. We reserve the right not to proceed with the tender opportunity. We will not be responsible for, or pay, any costs or losses or expenses which you or others incur during the preparation and submission of your preliminary market engagement response. We expect that all responses to this preliminary market engagement will be provided by potential suppliers in good faith to the best of their ability in the light of information available at the time of their response. No information provided by a potential Supplier in response to this preliminary market engagement will be carried forward, used, or acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating the Supplier in any subsequent formal procurement process. We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage you to register on the West Yorkshire Polices e-procurement portal. If you are interested in tendering for this opportunity once live, you will only be able to access the opportunity here https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home . Details on how to register are on the portal. Should you have any difficulties or require further help information support is available (and contact details are provided on the portal) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EHMfaJEhm0aOoPdrSn9pn_DlsFoyUDNKmVsaFWYAL-pUQVZBMUpIRzBBOVhZMzdVNjVXQUkwTFQzNi4u

Planning Information

West Yorkshire Police are getting ready to tender for the Electronic Monitoring Tags requirements. The current contractual arrangements are due to expire 31/01/2026. As part of our preparations, we are wanting to undertake pre-market engagement with you, potential providers and partners to ensure we get our approach and specification right and that the tender opportunity is attractive to the market. Please note this preliminary market engagement is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. We are issuing this preliminary market engagement to assess the reaction of the market in order to ensure the procurement process is well-framed, focused, feasible and likely to be of interest to the market. Please note the following general conditions: This preliminary market engagement will help us to refine our requirements. We reserve the right not to proceed with the tender opportunity. We will not be responsible for, or pay, any costs or losses or expenses which you or others incur during the preparation and submission of your preliminary market engagement response. We expect that all responses to this preliminary market engagement will be provided by potential suppliers in good faith to the best of their ability in the light of information available at the time of their response. No information provided by a potential Supplier in response to this preliminary market engagement will be carried forward, used, or acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating the Supplier in any subsequent formal procurement process. We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage you to register on the West Yorkshire Polices e-procurement portal. If you are interested in tendering for this opportunity once live, you will only be able to access the opportunity here https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home . Details on how to register are on the portal. Should you have any difficulties or require further help information support is available (and contact details are provided on the portal) Please ensure responses are submitted by 23rd June 2025 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EHMfaJEhm0aOoPdrSn9pn_DlsFoyUDNKmVsaFWYAL-pUQVZBMUpIRzBBOVhZMzdVNjVXQUkwTFQzNi4u

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a4b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029015-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus

31700000 - Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies

32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
yb.procurement@westyorkshire.police.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF1 3QP
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wakefield North
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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