Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-6fd6-7399-95d4-add9739178a2/pre-market-engagement-public-order-personal-protective-equipment-and-ancillary pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Pre Market Engagement - Public Order Personal Protective Equipment and Ancillary Items [The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-chief-constable-of-thames-valley-police) Estimated value £300,000 Published 22 Apr 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Thames Valley Police (TVP) is the largest non-metropolitan police force in the country and polices the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It also provides services to a number of other forces under collaborative arrangements. The force employs nearly 10,000 officers and staff. TVP, like many organisations is looking to improve the quality and efficiency of the goods and services purchased for the various force departments, in this instance, the kit, equipment and ancillary items the Public Order Department are issued with in support of their various training, support and operational requirements. This, if not already having done so, will require you registering on Sell2BlueLight ([sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home](https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home)), you will also need to connect to the Thames Valley portal. To do this, please navigate to the "Portals" page, locate Thames Valley, and select "Register with Organisations". This is a one-click action, you do not need to complete a full registration again. Once this is completed you should be able to access the project (OP26008 /system ID 70) and any associated documents and create and respond to correspondence and add attachments. ## CPV classification Police uniforms Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-068859-2026-04-22T12:05:30+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-068859-2026-04-22T12:05:30+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-chief-constable-of-thames-valley-police) [Sector More Security, fire & defence equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/security-fire-defence-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Protective and safety clothing – Suministro de 540 trajes especiales de intervención en incendios para el departamento de bomberos, prevención, intervención en emergencias y protección civil. · Junta de Gobierno del Ajuntament de València · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63bd-724d-bc08-59133ce7ac31/spain-protective-and-safety-clothing-suministro-de-540-trajes-especiales-de) [Individual equipment – ΔΙΑΚΗΡΥΞΗ ΕΠΑΝΑΛΗΠΤΙΚΟΥ ΔΙΕΘΝΟΥΣ ΑΝΟΙΧΤΟΥ ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΥ · ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΑΝΤΕΓΚΛΗΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6dc9-73e3-bd1a-4a9f0d3f0fae/greece-individual-equipment-diakhryksh-epanalhptiku-diethnus-anixtu-diagon) [Surveillance and security systems and devices – NABAVA I UGRADNJA SUSTAVA ZA ELEKTRONSKU EVIDENCIJU PRAŽNJENJA SPREMNIKA · Grad Zagreb · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-92a5-7389-9970-6f4a2ce802fc/croatia-surveillance-and-security-systems-and-devices-nabava-i-ugradnja-sust) [Safety vests – Suministro de chalecos de intervención e interiores DGP · Departament d'Interior i Seguretat Pública · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61b4-724e-ab4e-ff02089e9be9/spain-safety-vests-suministro-de-chalecos-de-intervencion-e-interiores-dgp) [Protective and safety clothing – Feuerwehrschutzkleidung (PSA Leasing + Wäsche) für die Feuerwehren der Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse · Landkreis Wolfenbüttel für die Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-66fb-729f-9dd3-f1985c19c1f5/germany-protective-and-safety-clothing-feuerwehrschutzkleidung-psa-leasing) [Security cameras – Vytvorenie centrálnej dátovej platformy a trvalý monitoring kvality ovzdušia, analýzy dopravy, parkovania a bezpečnosti · Mesto Banská Štiavnica · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f8f-712d-aeb5-2edd67d6a870/slovakia-security-cameras-vytvorenie-centralnej-datovej-platformy-a-trvaly-m)