--- title: "Role actors for specialist courses" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "West Yorkshire Combined Authority" published: "2026-08-25" --- # Role actors for specialist courses Buyer: West Yorkshire Combined Authority Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0c.json) ## Summary West Yorkshire Combined Authority, acting for West Yorkshire Police, is preparing a service contract for role actors supporting specialist interview courses. The requirement combines training services with the provision of theatrical or entertainment performers, including actors able to take part in realistic interview scenarios. The work is intended to support specialist police interview training rather than general theatrical production. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement is a single service requirement and is currently being developed by the authority. It is classified as training services, with related classifications for theatrical producers and entertainers. The authority is seeking potential providers and partners to help refine the specification and procurement approach before the requirement reaches the tender stage. This is at the planning stage and is not an invitation to tender. The authority expects to publish a subsequent notice around 1 January 2027. It is conducting preliminary market engagement, with responses expected by 31 October 2026, to test whether the proposed approach is feasible and attractive to suppliers; it may decide not to proceed. The current arrangements are due to expire on 31 August 2027. The planned contract would run from 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2030, with renewal provisions allowing the arrangement to extend to 31 August 2032. The estimated value is £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. One lot is planned, and the procurement is above threshold. The requirement is likely to suit SMEs and suppliers that can provide professional role actors for structured, realistic specialist interview exercises. Relevant businesses may include training providers with access to experienced performers, theatrical or entertainment organisations able to supply suitable actors, and partnerships combining instructional expertise with performance capability. Suppliers should be prepared to explain how they would support police interview courses and help the authority shape a workable specification. The market engagement is intended to gather practical views on the proposed requirement, delivery model and procurement approach, so providers with relevant experience should use it to demonstrate how their services could meet the need. There are no stated accreditation requirements at this planning stage. ## Notice West Yorkshire Combined Authority as the Contracting Authority for West Yorkshire Police are getting ready to tender for the Role actors for specialist interview course requirements. The current contractual arrangements are due to expire 31/08/2027. 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. ### Planning Information 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. Please see below Microsoft Forms link for Pre-Market Engagement https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/0i9aNkG4DW 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://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome 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) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080598-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jan 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | West Yorkshire Combined Authority | | Locality | LEEDS | | Postcode area | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 2DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services - 92312100 - Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services - 92312110 - Theatrical producer entertainment services - 92312240 - Services provided by entertainers ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 08:27 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080598-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080598-2026 25th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/0i9aNkG4DW - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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