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Protecting Vulnerable People Investigators

THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

15 Oct 2026 at 14:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

24 Aug 2026 at 10:45

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

12 Aug 2026 at 11:05

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire procured a dedicated team to support Protecting Vulnerable People investigations. Work includes experienced supervision and review of cases, contacting victims and completing needs assessments, explaining police and criminal justice processes, building case files and working with disclosure rules and the Crown Prosecution Service. The team also takes formal victim and witness statements, reviews complex digital and other evidence for relevance and disclosure, and coordinates tasks from a local Detective Inspector. The service is intended to operate largely independently, with structured workload management and quality assurance. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The procurement combines specialist investigation support with recruitment services to supply suitably experienced practitioners.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Red Snapper Recruitment Limited following an open procedure. One lot was evaluated on quality, including social value, weighted at 60%, and price at 40%. The tender deadline was 23 September 2026, and the award decision was due by 30 September 2026. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £447,065 excluding VAT (£536,478 including VAT). One extension, from 1 April to 31 December 2027, is available subject to budget provision. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to participate. The awarded supplier is responsible for maintaining staffing levels, delivering agreed work and providing annual equality and diversity training.

For suppliers considering comparable work for Lincolnshire’s police, this award demonstrates demand for a cohesive, self-sufficient team rather than ad hoc individual placements. Credible providers need access to practitioners with policing or criminal justice experience who can handle sensitive victim contact calmly and empathetically, build police case files, apply disclosure requirements and work with the Crown Prosecution Service. Formal MG11 statement-taking experience is needed; remote statement-taking is an advantage. Supervisory resources must bring prior PIP2 supervisory experience, and PIP2 experience is also useful for evidence review. The team must be able to examine complex digital data methodically, coordinate work against operational risk and demand, and maintain quality assurance that limits rework. Providers should be able to sustain adequate staffing, deliver assigned activities reliably and support equality and diversity training for staff.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Protecting Vulnerable People Investigators

Notice Description

The areas that PVP would like external support with are as follows: 1) Supervisor reviews - these must be undertaken with a suitably experienced and qualified person; previous PIP2 supervisory experience is essential. 2) Making contact with Victims and completing a Victim needs Assessment (VNA) 3) The candidates for this must be able to read and digest an officer's enquiry log and determine how the case is progressing, pulling pertinent points from the case file and sharing updates in a calm and empathetic manner. We require candidates with policing or Criminal Justice System (CJS) experience who can listen and inform victims of police and CJS process 4) File building - The candidates must have suitable skills in case building in a police Page 2 to 6 setting, an understanding of disclosure rules and working with CPS. 5) Statement taking - The candidates must have prior skills in recording formal MG11 statement from victims and witnesses, with preferable skills in remote undertaking of statements. 6) Evidence review (digital etc) - Prior policing or CJS experience is required with PIP2 experience being helpful. Candidates must be able to work methodically through complex data sets to determine what may be deemed evidential to the investigation or be deemed disclosable to the defence. 7 Co-ordination 7.1 The Contracting Authority would be receptive to the appointment of a senior resource within the team. The appointed individual shall act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for the team and be responsible for coordinating work activities in accordance with requests received from the local Detective Inspector (DI). The individual shall demonstrate the capability to supervise a small team, manage work activities in a structured and methodical manner, and prioritise workload based on risk and operational demand. The Service Provider shall ensure that appropriate quality assurance (QA) processes are embedded within the service delivery model to minimise rework and avoid creating additional workload for DIs. 7.2 The Service Provider shall provide a dedicated team capable of operating in a largely self-sufficient manner and accepting tasking directly, subject to the formal adoption of agreed processes. The allocation of individual resources on an ad hoc basis shall not be the Contracting Authority's preferred delivery model. 7.3 The Contracting Authority considers that an effective team structure may comprise one (1) Supervisor and five (5) Practitioners, subject to the experience, capability, and competency of the resources provided

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: One extension of 9 months from April 2027 through to December 2027 will be considered once finances have been approved.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e246
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097513-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79700000 - Investigation and security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£447,065 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
24 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN2 2LT
Postcode Area
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Lindsey
Electoral Ward
Nettleham
Westminster Constituency
Gainsborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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