# Firearms (CPV 35320000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firearms-35320000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Firearms (CPV 35320000) covers UK public procurement for Firearms. Tracked across 36 published procedures (8 in the last 12 months) across 12 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Firearms

- **CPV Code:** `35320000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (CPV 35000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 8

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 36

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 5 (12 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 20 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firearms-35320000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firearms-35320000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 4–4) (median of 1 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £2.0m (median net contract award; interquartile range £172k–£12m)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 63 days (median)

## Other Classes in Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

1. [Surveillance and security systems and devices (CPV 35120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/surveillance-and-security-systems-and-devices-35120000): 189 notices/12m

2. [Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment (CPV 35110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firefighting-rescue-and-safety-equipment-35110000): 169 notices/12m

3. [Individual equipment (CPV 35810000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/individual-equipment-35810000): 41 notices/12m

4. [Military aircrafts (CPV 35610000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/military-aircrafts-35610000): 24 notices/12m

5. [Weapons, ammunition and associated parts (CPV 35300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/weapons-ammunition-and-associated-parts-35300000): 18 notices/12m

6. [Warships (CPV 35510000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/warships-35510000): 16 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Firearms work:

1. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 17 notices (1 in last 12m)

2. [Babcock Land Defence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/babcock-land-defence-limited-coh-09329025): 5 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [National Armament Director Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM): 5 notices (4 in last 12m)

4. [7 Force Commercial Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/7-force-commercial-services-GB-FTS-79992): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bluelight-commercial-limited-coh-12517649): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chief-constable-for-devon-and-cornwall-police-GB-FTS-138376): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [Defence Equipment and Support](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defence-equipment-and-support-gov-ot495): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [Forestry Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-commission-gov-d85): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 10 notices (71%)

2. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 3 notices (21%)

3. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 3 notices (21%)

4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 3 notices (21%)

5. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 2 notices (14%)

6. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 2 notices (14%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Firearms:

1. [Viking Arms Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/viking-arms-limited-coh-00865793): 3 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

2. [Colt Canada Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/colt-canada-corporation-GB-FTS-138485): 2 procedures (3 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

3. [ISTEC Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/istec-services-limited-coh-02337097): 2 procedures (3 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

4. [Accuracy International Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/accuracy-international-ltd-coh-05375397): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

5. [NSAF Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nsaf-limited-coh-04314268): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

6. [RUAG Ammotec UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ruag-ammotec-uk-limited-coh-00946867): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

7. [Dillon Aero Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dillon-aero-inc-GB-FTS-96792): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-edgar-liverpool-limited-coh-00576493): 1 procedures (4 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Firearms intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firearms-35320000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firearms-35320000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt