Miscellaneous weapons: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 35310000Supplies · classin Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 60% (12 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 25% (5 notices)
  • Local authorities 10% (2 notices)
  • Education & universities 5% (1 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Home OfficeCentral government400
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)Police, fire & emergency330
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITEDCentral government300
Glasgow City CouncilLocal authorities200
Ministry of DefenceCentral government210
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)Police, fire & emergency100
Defence Equipment and SupportCentral government110
Metropolitan Police ServicePolice, fire & emergency100
Police Service of Northern IrelandCentral government100
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government100

11 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 6 of 20 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland2 · 33%
South East England1 · 17%
Wales (Cymru)1 · 17%
Northern Ireland1 · 17%
West Midlands1 · 17%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 65% (13 notices)
  • Framework 35% (7 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 50% (10 notices)
  • Route not published 30% (6 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 15% (3 notices)
  • Selective 5% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 40% (2 notices)
  • Below threshold 60% (3 notices)
Typical tender window22 daysrobust · n=5median, notice to deadline

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 42 awards to 28 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 7 of 20 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3531. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 25 Jun 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3531. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.