Parts of firearms and ammunition: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 35340000Supplies · 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
  • Police, fire & emergency 47% (9 notices)
  • Other public bodies 21% (4 notices)
  • Central government 21% (4 notices)
  • Local authorities 5% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 5% (1 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)Police, fire & emergency660
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)Police, fire & emergency220
Ministry of DefenceCentral government200
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDOther public bodies110
Babcock Land Defence Limitednot classified100
Forestry CommissionOther public bodies100
Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLocal authorities110
Home OfficeCentral government110
Metropolitan Police ServicePolice, fire & emergency110
Portsmouth Water LimitedOther public bodies100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 6 of 19 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
North West England2 · 33%
South East England2 · 33%
West Midlands1 · 17%
South West England1 · 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 63% (12 notices)
  • Framework 37% (7 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 68% (13 notices)
  • Route not published 11% (2 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 11% (2 notices)
  • Selective 11% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 40% (4 notices)
  • Below threshold 60% (6 notices)
Typical tender window12 daysrobust · n=11median, notice to deadline

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 38 awards to 27 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 11 of 19 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 3534. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 26 Aug 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 3534. 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.