Coming up· published 31 Mar 2025
Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners
West Yorkshire Police · Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
West Yorkshire Police is planning Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:45
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
West Yorkshire Police is planning Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 30 October 2025 to 29 October 2029. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 31 March 2025. The notice number is 012036-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04faba.
Summary of the contracting process
West Yorkshire Police is currently planning the re-procurement of services for Force Medical Advisors and Select Medical Practitioners. The tender is part of a regional consortium that includes North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police, Humberside Police, and Cleveland Police. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with preliminary market engagement closing on 7 April 2025.
The main industry category is miscellaneous health services, with physical delivery expected across multiple regions in the United Kingdom. The new contract commencement is scheduled for 30 October 2025, following the expiration of the current service agreements. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).
West Yorkshire Police’s focus on local SME engagement suggests a preference for companies that can offer manageable and efficient oversight and contracting mechanisms.
The notice in full
West Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police, Humberside Police, and Cleveland Police are currently contracted as a regional consortium to a single supplier for their services. Each Force currently has a their own service contract with the single supplier who covers the contract services as a whole. This contract will expire 29/10/2025.
In accordance with Police Regulations, Police Pensions Regulations, Injury Benefits Regulations, Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (LGPS) and relevant legislation advice and guidance, There is a requirement for each Force to have access to a Force Medical Advisor (FMA) / Selected Medical Practitioner (SMP) and Independent Registered Medical Practitioner (IRMP).
West Yorkshire Police are currently scoping out the re-procurement and are considering options around whether to progress with a regional collaborative contract or individual Force contracts. Feedback from this initial preliminary market engagement will be shared with the following forces West Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police, Humberside Police, and Cleveland Police which will feed into the decision making.
West Yorkshire Police have seen the benefit of working directly with local SME's and are considering how to structure the new tender opportunity to ensure it is attractive to the market whilst remaining manageable to oversee and contract manage.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2029 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 012036-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04faba
- CPV code
- 85121000 - Medical practice services; 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Town
- Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF1 3QP
- Electoral ward
- Wakefield North
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- Wakefield
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- West Yorkshire Police
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Wakefield, WF1 3QP · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012036-2025
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04faba (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners
When will the Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners tender open?
West Yorkshire Police has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners contract?
The contract runs from 30 October 2025 to 29 October 2029 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners?
West Yorkshire Police, based in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.
How do I bid for Force Medical Advisors & Select Medical Practitioners?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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