# Force HQ Hydra Foundation

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Northumbria Police](/buyers/northumbria-police/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Critical Simulations Ltd
- Award value: £135,576
- Tender value: £135,576
- Award date: 27 August 2026
- Published: 9 September 2026
- Contract start: 14 September 2026
- Contract end: 31 July 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 6bfb1a2b-7339-4560-94f9-87c5653aec72-913459
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-885ae9b9-b305-4812-9704-2b306d9393ef

## Description

Hydra is an immersive learning platform to provide emergency service employees with a real life learning experience to enable them to test their skills and embed learning\. Hydra provides the Force with an opportunity to embed learning that will often take place in classrooms, giving the learners the opportunity to practice their skills in a safe, realistic environment\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bfb1a2b-7339-4560-94f9-87c5653aec72-913459)