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Shoulder and Arm Guards for Public Order

Supply and Delivery of Clothing, PPE & Equipment for Dog Handlers, Kennel Staff and Police Dogs

The Authority has a Multi-Supplier Framework in place for the Provision of Removals, Relocations, Disposal and Storage Services which is due to expire on the 31st January 2027. The Authority is required to re-tender this opportunity. This will be the 3rd generation Framework Agreement. The Authority requires a Contractor(s) to deliver a variety of removal, relocation disposal and storage services for business and domestic properties, these services include the following points but not limited to: - - Packing service of belongings (as and when requested by the Authority); - - Dismantling and re-assembling items of furniture (as and when requested by the Authority); - - Removal of business and domestic items, furniture and belongings from properties; - - Storage of business and domestic items, furniture belongings from properties; - - Delivery of business and domestic items, furniture belongings from properties; - - Disposal of business and domestic items, furniture belongings from properties.

This Request for Information is being issued to inform, engage and gather information from the market for potential procurement options related to the provision of an integrated Digital video recording system (DVR) for Police Scotland motorcycles and cars that has evidence recording capabilities, and speed detection functionality for The Police Service of Scotland (PSOS)/Scottish Police Authority (SPA)..

The Scottish Police Authority has a requirement procure a Supplier/Contractor to undertake maintenance and repairs of its EV charging assets, including any new installs which may take place during the lifetime of any Contract awarded. Additionally, as part of the Contract the Authority may require the appointed Supplier/Contractor to move existing assets to another location, decommissioning and reinstalling at another site. Police Scotland have approximately 300 EV Charging assets (a mix of AC and DC and various supply capacities), with the intention to install at multiple additional sites over the next few years as part of Phase 2 rollout. It should also be noted that engagement is taking place with other Blue Light Services within Scotland and whilst it is not yet clear if this is the route to be taken, the level of the overall Contract requirement is yet to be fully understood and may be inclusive of EV assets owned by other Blue Light Services. This request is to carry out initial scoping of the market availability and capacity, Contract options , timescales and Contract types utilised. We would also value any suppliers views on what has worked well in the marketplace for them as well as their Clients for works of a similar size/scale.

Police Scotland wishes to engage potential Suppliers to obtain appropriate information in advance of an Invitation to Tender being issued. The supplier engagement will enable us to: - Gain greater clarity on the services and solutions currently available. - Consider best practice and innovation. - Consider potential costs for the solution. - Identify the most effective procurement route. - Establish timescales that would be required for: - ITT process - Solution delivery The initial scope of the anticipated procurement exercise will be to deliver an Intelligence Management System (IMS) which will replace Police Scotland’s current Scottish Intelligence Database (SID). The replacement solution will allow for the recording, management, understanding, and development of intelligence and should be modern, stable and future proof. This procurement will include all required software, project management, installation, testing, test reporting, migration data, licensing, support & maintenance, training and any other associated goods or services required to deliver the solution. Further information is contained within a Request for Information document which will be made available to Suppliers on request. The planned timescales for the RFI stage are: - Prior Information Notice published on 27th May 2026 - Suppliers to request RFI document by 1st June 2026 - Suppliers to submit any clarifications by 15th June 2026 - Suppliers to submit RFI responses by 7th August 2026 Suppliers wishing to participate at this stage should request the RFI document via the Public Contracts Scotland website.