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Decision due on £200m Lincolnshire police work deal Lincolnshire Police outsource £200m support contract
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A decision on awarding a £200m contract for police support work in Lincolnshire is due to be made. Lincolnshire Police Authority has agreed a £200m deal to outsource police support services to a private company.
The deal is likely to include the force control centre, HR, training, finance and custody and could affect 55% of the force's 980 civilian staff. The authority has selected G4S as its preferred bidder to provide a number of services and facilities to support front line policing.
Two companies, G4S and Steria with Reliance, remain in the bidding process from an original five. G4S will be responsible for the operation of the force control centre, HR, training, finance and custody.
The police authority insisted there would be no job losses and the contract would save millions of pounds. Police chiefs said the deal would save the force millions of pounds.
The 10-year deal is believed to be the largest contract for services offered by a police authority in England.The 10-year deal is believed to be the largest contract for services offered by a police authority in England.
The decision will be made by members of the police authority at a meeting later. Britain's 'leanest police'
The force needs to cut £20m from its budget over the next four years and has already cut dozens of police officers. Lincolnshire Police Authority chairman Barry Young described the decision as "probably the most significant in the history of Lincolnshire Police".
He said the contract would mean significant savings for the force and would free up officers to concentrate on operational policing.
Chief Constable Richard Crompton said the force's priority had always been to protect the people of Lincolnshire and provide the best value for money.
"This new approach will mean that the leanest police force in Britain, which already provides its services at the lowest cost per head of population, will be able to meet the challenges laid down by the government, whilst also meeting the high standards rightly expected by the people of Lincolnshire," he said.
The force, which needs to cut £20m from its budget over the next four years, said the local economy would be boosted if other police authorities chose to obtain services through the contract.