Police Constable Entry Route Programmes (PCER)

For an efficient and compliant route for forces to contract with Higher Education Institutes (HEI)

A BlueLight Commercial framework is a ready-made solution, saving both time and money as we have already carried out due diligence and supplier negotiation. This means customers get best value through our centralised buying power and can be reassured all suppliers, and products, will comply with required legislative and technical standards. Rigorous operational testing has been carried out to enable customers to buy with confidence.

We maintain the strategic relationships with suppliers, whilst the customer maintains control of operational contract management. We will oversee the implementation and onboarding of the contract, act as a single point of contact and provide an escalation route for any performance issues.

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Scope of contract

The framework is bespoke for policing and provides an efficient and compliant route for forces to contract with Higher Education Institutes for the delivery of:

Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
Degree Holder Entry Programme

Contract details

Contract title: National Framework for Police Constable Entry Route Programmes

Reference: BLC-0133

Contract term: Two years

Most of the service specification for each programme has been set out at the national framework level. The remainder of the programme delivery will be tailored at force level as part of the individual contract negotiations.

The new optimised curriculums developed by the College of Policing have been taken into consideration by Higher Education Institutions in their bid submissions.

The framework has an initial term of two years with the option to extend for a further two on a one plus one basis. This will ensure that we can remain flexible to the on-going transformation of entry routes.

Forces can create a call-off agreement based on the term they believe will suit their requirements either via direct award or by running a mini-competition.