How to win: Police Constable Entry Route (PCER) Programmes

About this contract

West Mercia, Staffordshire and Warwickshire Police forces are in a regional collaboration for the provision of Police Constable entry routes, which is led by Staffordshire Police. The procurement process itself will be led by the West Mercia procurement team. The three forces are looking for a single supplier for PCDA, DHEP (with a DC – DHEP option) and support with wider services such as common apprenticeships in policing and other accreditation services. Aiming to have provision in place by year end 2026 and to award any contract via a national procurement framework for initial entry routes.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £13,950,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 4 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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