Lincs Police outsource to G4S

Open-access content Wednesday 21st December 2011 — updated 2.38pm, Tuesday 5th May 2020

22 December 2011

Lincolnshire Police Authority (LPA) has picked G4S as preferred bidder for a major 10-year outsourcing contract.

The contract, subject to final agreement, is worth more than £200 million and has a potential five-year extension, an LPA spokesperson told FM World.

The multi-facetted deal is set to make the LPA "the leanest police force in Britain", said a statement.

G4S won over a bid from Steria in conjunction with Reliance, the LPA noted.

The partnership will deliver:

Police operational services
Custody (excludes custody sergeant role)
Force control room (excludes inspector role)
Crime management bureau
Central ticket office and collisions unit
Criminal justice unit
Firearms licensing (excluding manager and initially licensing officers)
Resource management unit

Business support
ICT
HR services (excluding occupational health unit)
HR learning and development
Assets and facilities management (including fleet management)
Finance and procurement
Support services

The LPA said it expects "significant savings, while also providing investment in key areas like IT infrastructure". The subsequent streamlining of processes will free up officers' time to concentrate on operational policing.

The LPA said its operation already has "the lowest cost per head of population". But the agreement is not the final solution for the LPA as it grapples with a budget cut in real terms of nearly £21 million within the next four years.