Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf9-142f-701a-8856-54ca80d393a5/easten-regional-special-operations-unit-asset-realisation-framework awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Easten Regional Special Operations Unit Asset Realisation Framework [Bedfordshire Police](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bedfordshire-police) Estimated value £0 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 23 Jun 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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 Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) require a contractor to sell items that have formed part of a Confiscation Order of the Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), 2002 and Drug Trafficking Act 1994 and Criminal Justice Act 1988 (as amended) by the most cost effective and secure method of realising assets to maximise returns. All items offered for sale under the agreement will be legitimate pre-purchased goods, only the method of the original purchase was corrupt. The proceeds from confiscation orders go back into the public purse to fund future prosecutions and benefit the community and the Contractor will maximise the return on the items sold. ERSOU are looking to contract with a maximum of one contractor on the framework using a call off procedure. It is anticipated that the agreement will include the realisation of return on the following asset types: • boats, yachts, plant and machinery, cars, motorcycles & other vehicles; • personal registrations (vehicle number plates); • Jewellery and watches, antiques and fine art; • Personal Property, other miscellaneous property such as costume jewellery; • clothing, designer clothing and accessories, electronic equipment; • televisions, music systems, games, computers, sports equipment; • Houses and other permanent structures land and commercial property. ERSOU framework covers Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary, Norfolk Constabulary, Suffolk Constabulary, Essex Police. There may be options to include Kent Police under ERSOU and Police Forces' Property Offices at a later stage. Additional information: Please note that the deadline is 12 Noon 23rd June 2015 Read full description ## CPV classification Marketing services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6e32080d-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) 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 Bedfordshire Police: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bedfordshire-police) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Graphic design services – MAGAZINE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE - LOT1 MISE EN PAGE · Région des Pays de la Loire · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd94-7139-b774-287bdb24987c/france-graphic-design-services-magazine-des-pays-de-la-loire-lot1-mise-en)