Notice Information
Notice Title
Enterprise to Employment
Notice Description
The Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner wants to commission an Enterprising for Employment service for Birmingham. This initiative will provide a personalised, effective mentoring service for individuals associated with criminality, to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge to be employable and/or an entrepreneur.
Planning Information
A pre-market engagement event will be held for interested bidders on a teams call on Monday 13th April at 11am to 12pm. Please sign up via our eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enterprise-for-employment-tickets-1985907284146?aff=oddtdtcreator At this session we will go through some of the service requirements and talk through the procurement process. A draft specification has been published on the West Midlands OPCC website, https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/funding/grants-and-contracts/ We would welcome comments from potential suppliers on the draft specification in terms of clarity, suitability and feasibility of the specification. Please email comments to commissioning@westmidlands.police.uk by Friday 10th April 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0652e7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028285-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
75230000 - Justice services
75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
75241100 - Police services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 May 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Apr 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WEST MIDLANDS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6AT
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028285-2026
27th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028284-2026
27th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013025-2026
12th February 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013000-2026
12th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk
Information will be provided on the OPCC website. The procurement will be managed on the sell to intend procurement portal
Notice URLs
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