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Tendering

Date published: 19 April 2023 14:57

How to do business with us

Our force, along with all the Yorkshire and Humber police forces, conduct all tendering electronically via the e-tendering system, Bluelight.
To trade with Yorkshire and the Humber Police Forces you will need to register, as a Supplier, with BlueLight.

Financial instructions for Tenders and Quotations

Up to £10k: The local procurement procedure may use any reasonable means to select the supplier, preferably three quotations shall be obtained ( this may be from catalogues or price lists). The procurement procedure and outcome must be recorded and retained locally.

£10k to £50k: At least three formal written quotations or references to three supplier catalogues shall be obtained. At least one quotation should be sought, where possible, from a local SME.

Over £50k: All procurement to be managed by the Regional Procurement team. At least three tenders shall be obtained. Where the aggregated value of the tender is in excess of EU thresholds, tender procedures will be in accordance with EU Procurement directives.