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The police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey are exploring the market for the supply of ear and eye protection for our operational dogs. These dogs may be deployed during operations where distraction devices such as flash bangs or other incapacitating devices are used and may be in close proximity to such deployments. In light of this, the Force is seeking to understand what suitable protective products are currently available on the market, along with information regarding product performance, durability, and expected lifespan. If your organisation wishes to respond to this request for information, please email: paige.ward@sussex.police.uk to request the submission form. Closing date for receipt of completed forms is 29th May 2026 Alternatively if you wish to connect to Surrey and Surrey Police to see this opportunity and others you can register on In-tend to view all view opportunities now and in the future. 1. Register to In-Tend https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/register 2. Once registered, log into the portal and click on the Portal button in the top right corner 3. Scroll down the list to find Surrey Police and click where it says register with organisation. It should then link you to the Surrey Police where you can access live opportunities. To Connect also to Sussex Police, follow step 2 and 3 this time for Sussex Police. 4. It does take 10-15 minutes sometimes for the connection to process through but you should then be able to access any open opportunities.

There is a requirement to provide senior RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) deck officers with manned model ship handling training to develop their existing skills and understand the behaviour and handling of large vessels, with special emphasis on slow speed control.

The Authority intends to run a Tender process for the provision of RAF Nurseries using Open Competition with Lots. The Tender will be open for 25 Calendar days. The locations will be split into Lots as outlined below: Lot 1 to include RAF Cranwell, Wellesley Way, Cranwell, Sleaford NG34 8HB. Lot 2 to include RAF Marham, Elm Road, Upper Marham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9NF. All suppliers are to submit a response to all evaluation questions (even if not applicable) relating to the Lot/s they wish to bid for. Failure to do so will render your bid non-compliant. Suppliers can bid for one lot or both lots within the Tender. For any bids you do not wish to bid for please leave the questions blank. Description of the procurement: The below provides a brief illustration of the current provision and operational delivery of the nursery and childcare sites. Please note this is an illustration and detail can be subject to change. There will be scope to work with each station to adapt the operational delivery and outputs of the setting to meet the needs of service families and the station’s statement of requirements. RAF Cranwell The nursery operates out of a purpose-built nursery that is located inside of the wire at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford NG34 8HB. The nursery is currently open Mon – Fri from 07.30 – 18.00 for 51 days of the year providing up to 76 places for children aged 0-5 years, including an offer of full, half day and sessional options to meet the needs of service families living and working at RAF Cranwell. There are currently 92 children under 5 on roll at the nursery. Wraparound childcare and holiday provision for up to 40 places is also offered to children aged 4 – 11 years at other sites within close proximity to the nursery. There are 35 staff employed to work with the children. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged 9months+. RAF Marham The nursery and childcare provision operates out of a purpose built-building facility that is located outside the wire at RAF Marham. The setting is currently open 0700 – 1800 and operates all year round providing up to 186 places at any one time for children aged 0 – 11 years including an offer of full days, part time, sessional and wraparound childcare options to meet the needs of service families. There are 44 staff employed to work with the children. The setting provides funded early education for children aged 9 months+.

Replacement of defective air handling units (AHUs) supplying the Firearms Range at Kent Police College, Maidstone. To provide adequate ventilation to our Firearms Range for the control of lead contamination in the air.

The British Army is hereby advising the market of an upcoming contracting opportunity for Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations (AAO) to tender to deliver AA to the Royal Engineers (RE) for the L3 MECT Apprenticeship Standard, over a five-year period, commencing in January 2027, through to January 2033. The existing contract for AA provision of the L3 MECT Apprenticeship Standard ends in January 2028. As such, this contract is to be in place by June 2027, to allow for AAs to commence from January 2028. The L3 MECT Apprenticeship Standard covers the following five pathway options, all of which the AAO will be required to support: Carpenter & Joiner. Bricklayer & Concreter. Building & Structural Finisher. Plumbing & Heating Engineer. Plant Operator Mechanic. AAO will be required to support all pathways. The value of the contract is estimated to be worth up to £2,650,000 (Ex VAT) over 5 years. In addition to delivery of AAs, the AAO will be responsible for management of AA facility locations at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent, and Wainscott Camp, near Rochester, Kent. Such facility management responsibilities are likely to include the following: - Day to day management of both AA facility locations. - The AAO may wish to use Military Assessors for some or all the assessment plans. - Training and supervision of all Military Assessors. Up to three per specialisation / pathway. - Assessment Waste segregation. - Maintenance, servicing, and replacement of assessment related tools. - Provision of all assessment related trade and building materials. - Provision of all IT for AA staff and assessment purposes. - Provision of Wi-Fi connectivity. - Provision of all office and classroom furniture. AAO will be required to be registered with Skills England for L3 MECT before submission of tender. Specialisation

The Army requires additional specialist equine staff to ensure the safe, sustainable, and effective delivery of Military Working Horses outputs across five locations (Hyde Park Barracks (HPB), London; Combermere Barracks, Windsor; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), Sandhurst; King George VI Lines, Woolwich; Remount Barracks, Melton Mowbray) The Contractor shall deliver 7 days per week, comprehensive equine husbandry, training and exercise, veterinary and farrier support, ceremonial readiness, transport and travelling groom duties, equipment care, records and reporting, liaison and surge cover, and multi site availability for Military Working Horses.

The Employer is seeking to procure the supply of inspection, testing, servicing and reactive maintenance and planned improvement works to various properties within the Police Estates

Please see attached. Please complete the Industry Template with details of your concept.

RN Develop Concept Cards - Please complete the military template

RN Concept cards. please complete the industry template provided and email to navycomrcl-rfi@mod.gov.uk

Marketing, Sale and Disposal of Scrap Metal This shall be in the form of a four-year Framework Agreement with potential to extend by a further four years. The Contractor shall be responsible for the effective marketing, sale, and disposal of all scrap metal and associated materials arising from Authority tasking. 1. Marketing and Sale The Contractor shall: • Actively market recovered scrap materials to maximise commercial value. • Utilise established industry channels, buyers, and processors to achieve competitive market rates. • Ensure all sales are conducted in a transparent and auditable manner. The financial return from scrap metal sales shall be managed on a gainshare basis, with values benchmarked against recognised industry indices (e.g. letsrecycle.com). Detailed gainshare arrangements will be defined at tender stage. The Contractor shall demonstrate a clear pricing and sales methodology that maximises value to the Authority while ensuring full transparency of market pricing mechanisms. 2. Disposal and Recycling The Contractor shall: • Ensure all scrap materials are recycled, reused, or disposed of in accordance with applicable legislation and environmental best practice. • Segregate materials (e.g. ferrous, non-ferrous, WEEE, batteries*) to optimise recovery value and compliance. • Provide appropriate approved treatment routes for hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. 3. Secure and Controlled Disposal Where assets are classified, sensitive, or subject to special controls (including ASSC, ITAR, or ACTO), the Contractor shall: • Manage disposal strictly in accordance with NPSA and NCSC guidance. • Provide secure destruction methods (e.g. shredding, fragmentation, granulation). • Facilitate Authority oversight, including: o Witnessing of destruction by MOD personnel where required o Controlled access to destruction areas • Issue destruction certificates and, where requested, photographic evidence. All designated ASSC materials shall be handled only by the prime Contractor. 4. Documentation and Reporting The Contractor shall maintain full records of: • Quantities and categories of material collected and processed • Sale values achieved and supporting price benchmarks • Disposal routes and compliance documentation • Certification for destruction and recycling These records shall be made available to the Authority on request to ensure auditability and value assurance. The Contractor shall demonstrate a clear pricing and sales methodology that maximises value to the Authority while ensuring full transparency of market pricing mechanisms. Articles to be scrapped, recycled or sold for scrap under this contract may include but not be limited to the following: EXAMPLES Metal - Ferrous, Non-ferrous or mixed, including precious metals. Accommodation / Office Stores, Metal filing cabinets, Gym equipment, Metal Office/Dinning chairs. Portable Infrastructure - Generator, Engineering equipment, Pump, Electrical panel & Cabling, ISO containers. Vehicles and Vehicle Spares - All types of Military and Civilian vehicles as used by the MOD. Tooling - Lathes, Milling machine, Welder, Hand tool, Metal Benches. Communications Equipment - Communications server cabinets. Ground and General Support Equipment and Spares - Aircraft steps, Trollies, Power supply equipment. Munitions and Ammunition Boxes - Inert / Training, with appropriate Free From Explosive (FFE) Certificates. Weapon cartridge cases - Spent brass cartridge cases with appropriate Free From Explosive (FFE) Certificates. Cables - Electrical and Metal cabling, Metal tow ropes. Electrical (WEEE) - Fridges, Freezers, Coolers and other Kitchen electrical equipment which have been degassed and CFC free. Small Arms - Rifles, Pistols, Knives, Swords, Axes, Machetes etc. for certified demil/destruction. Tri Services Special Control / Classified Assets Assets Subject to Special Control (ASSC) including Subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Attractive to Criminals and Terrorist Organisations (ACTO). EXAMPLES Installation Tanks - Water or Fuel tanks Aircraft & Helicopter’s Hulls - Assets deemed as end of life or BER, including spares or component parts. Vehicles - End of life or BER, Heavy Plant Machinery, Tank track Cranes - Dockside Cranes and Gantries Supply Chain - End of life Jerry Cans, Ammo Boxes Rail - Track, End of life or BER, Locomotives and Rollingstock. Green Fleet - End of life or BER, Vehicle Hulls, ISO Containers Lain materials - Exhaust Stacks, Piping Tri Services Special Control / Classified Assets Assets Subject to Special Control (ASSC) including Subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Attractive to Criminals and Terrorist Organisations (ACTO). * The batteries included for disposal and recycling will include but not be limited to Mixed Portable Batteries – Domestic or Household, Thermal Lithium, Lead Acid Batteries, Silver Chloride, Alkaline, Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) and electric vehicle batteries.

A contract is required for a construction focused training and mentoring service to increase employability amongst young people aged 16 to 18 who are involved in, or at high risk of involvement in, serious youth violence across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The service will provide a structured and trauma informed training and mentoring offer that supports young people to prepare for entry into the construction industry. This will include accredited qualifications, industry informed learning and mentoring support focused on training, employment and other factors that may impact a young person's ability to sustain positive outcomes and lead crime free lives. Delivery of the service will be targeted at young people identified through police data and partner intelligence as presenting the highest risk of involvement in serious violence. The approach will combine practical skills development with consistent mentoring and wraparound support to strengthen engagement, build positive routine and increase readiness for employment or further training. The service will work closely with Youth Justice Services, police and other partners to manage risk, support safe participation and ensure that the intervention contributes to wider local priorities to prevent serious violence and improve long term outcomes for young people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The service is deliberately targeting young people who are at high risk of being a victim or perpetrator of serious youth violence and the provider must be highly skilled in engaging this high-risk cohort and managing the risks posed.

The Ministry of Defence / British Army announce an upcoming contracting opportunity, for a five-year contract commencing 1st Aug 27, to support and supplement the delivery of the Royal Corps of Signals Apprenticeship Programme. Enrolment and some training is undertaken at Blandford Camp in Dorset, with the Army acting as an Apprenticeship Employer-Provider. The apprenticeship continues once learners arrive at their units which are located across the UK. The Royal Signals currently offer the following standards: Level 4 Network Engineer (ST0127), Level 3 Data Technician (ST0795), Level 3 Information Communications Technician (ST0973 Data Communications Technician pathway), Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician (Single Discipline) (ST1426), L2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operator (ST0259) and potentially L3 Cyber Security Technician (ST0865). There is a requirement for an APAR registered Provider to supplement the military training delivery of the apprenticeship by providing Functional Skills training where required, supporting Apprentices (for example by conducting coaching, progress reviews, and EPA preparation), creating and managing DfE / DWP compliant learner records. Full definition of the requirement will be detailed within the Invitation to Tender and UK4 Tender notice, currently scheduled to be published in August 2026. For the avoidance of any doubt this notice supercedes any previous notices published for Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Corps of Signals - 715811477

The Ministry of Defence / British Army announce an upcoming contracting opportunity, for a five-year contract commencing 1st Aug 27, to support and supplement the delivery of the Intelligence Corps Apprenticeship Programme. Most of the apprenticeship training is delivered by the British Army at the Defence Intelligence Academy (DIA), Chicksands, Bedfordshire, with it acting as an Apprenticeship Employer-Provider, with the apprenticeships being completed at Army units UK wide. Apprenticeships include Level 4 Intelligence Analyst (ST0516) and Level 4 Data Analyst (ST0118). There is a requirement for an APAR registered Provider to supplement the military training delivery of the apprenticeship, by supporting Apprentices (for example by conducting coaching, progress reviews, and EPA preparation), creating and managing DfE / DWP compliant learner records, and if required providing Functional Skills training. Full definition of the requirement will be detailed within the Invitation to Tender and UK4 Tender notice scheduled to be published in August 2026. For the avoidance of any doubt this notice supercedes all notices published under 'Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Intelligence Corps- 715811476'

Magnifiers for use on carbine weapon systems with red dot sights

Supply of approx 1200 Carbine torches

Supply of risers for carbine sighting systems

Supply of 2 point weapon slings for carbines

Supply of carbine sighting system x 1200 approx

Supplier of Carbine Magazines