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Update on organisational
support services for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire
police forces
1/29/2013
Following a rigorous review process
the Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables for
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire have agreed not to
proceed with further work exploring the Lincolnshire Police
outsourcing framework, with G4S as the supplier, for the delivery
of the three forces’ Organisational Support services. The
decision was taken at a meeting held at Welwyn Garden City on
Tuesday, 29 January.
The Lincolnshire/G4S framework, which was awarded following a
competitive process, was initially established to meet the specific
requirements of Lincolnshire Police. It also afforded named
forces, including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire,
the opportunity to contract with G4S without the additional cost
and delay arising from a new procurement process.
Over the past few months, a significant amount of work has been
carried out to assess whether the Lincolnshire/G4S framework meets
the unique and complex requirements of the Bedfordshire,
Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Alliance and it was
decided at tonight’s meeting that the Alliance will not progress
with this framework.
Chief Constable Andy Bliss from Hertfordshire Constabulary
commented: “My focus remains on continuing to fight crime and
deliver a great policing service, yet dealing with the challenge of
making significant savings. I shall be working very closely
with David Lloyd, the Police and Crime Commissioner, as we now look
at all possible options to ensure that we jointly maximise the
efficient use of every pound spent on policing in
Hertfordshire.”
The work to assess the Lincolnshire Police/G4S framework was
sanctioned by the three police authorities for Bedfordshire,
Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire in June 2012. The
‘Organisational Support’ functions that were in the scope of this
work were: Human Resources (including Learning and Development),
ICT, Finance, Estates and Facilities, Fleet, Procurement and
Resource Management.