--- title: "Transition from the Yorkshire and the Humber (YaTH) regional procurement function to local arrangements - Prior Information Notice" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL" published: "2023-09-07" --- # Transition from the Yorkshire and the Humber (YaTH) regional procurement function to local arrangements - Prior Information Notice Buyer: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fab6.json) ## Summary The BlueLight Commercial, a contracting authority based in Birmingham, UK, has initiated a tender process titled "Transition from the Yorkshire and the Humber (YaTH) regional procurement function to local arrangements - Prior Information Notice" under the business and management consultancy services category. This planned procurement aims to seek expressions of interest from consultants experienced in HR, procurement, and business change to support the transition of four police forces and local policing bodies in the Yorkshire and Humber region to new arrangements. The market engagement exercise will commence the week of 18th September 2023. This tender opportunity by BlueLight Commercial presents a lucrative chance for consultants specialising in HR, procurement, and business change to participate in the transition of the regional procurement function to local arrangements for police forces in Yorkshire and Humber. Businesses well-versed in restructuring and implementing strategic changes within public organisations are best suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, offering potential bidders sufficient time to prepare and engage with key stakeholders in developing a transition and implementation plan. ## Notice BlueLight Commercial is seeking expressions of interest from consultants with experience and expertise within the areas of HR, procurement and business change, to support the four police forces and respective local policing bodies in Yorkshire and Humber to transition to new arrangements. ### Lot Information Lot 1 BlueLight Commercial is seeking expressions of interest from consultants with experience and expertise within the areas of HR, procurement and business change, to support the four police forces and respective local policing bodies in Yorkshire and Humber to transition to new arrangements. Background The Yorkshire and the Humber (YaTH) Regional Procurement function was established in 2012 and is a partnership between the four police forces and respective local policing bodies in Yorkshire and Humber. A new commercial model is being introduced which will dissolve the regional procurement structure and form local arrangements within each of the forces. The regional procurement function is responsible for procuring and commissioning goods and services on behalf of the eight partners and has been created as a lead force model, with South Yorkshire Police acting as employer and assuming direction and control. Each partner operates as a separate contracting authority, although where appropriate, collaborative commercial arrangements are put in place with one of the four forces or local policing bodies acting as contracting authority on behalf of all parties. There are therefore a mixture of collaborative contract arrangements and individual contracts that are currently managed by the Regional Team. Consequently, a decision has been made to dissolve the existing regional procurement structure. Each of the forces are developing plans for local service delivery and now require external expertise to transition from the current regional procurement function to local arrangements within each of the four forces. We are inviting feedback from companies interested in working with us to help the HR processes and requirements and work closely with key stakeholders and subject matter experts from across the four Forces and their PCC's to develop a transition and implementation plan. Additional information: Market engagement will take place week commencing 18th September 2023. Suppliers wishing to participate in this exercise are asked to register their interest via the following link. https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/72435/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=BLUELIGHT ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026448-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Sep 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 6DG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services ## Release History - 7 Sep 2023 at 10:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026448-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://bluelightcommercial.police.uk/ - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=72436&B=BLUELIGHT - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91087 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/72435/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=BLUELIGHT ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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