Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Armoury Storage Units
BuyerThe Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Manufacture and provide two (2) 20’ ISO containers fit out for an armoury and ammunition magazine
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThe Authority is relying on Schedule 5 urgent direct award provisions due to the unforeseen closure of the existing building, which resulted in the immediate loss of compliant firearms armoury facilities. The time required to conduct a competitive procurement would present unacceptable risk to operational policing services.
Rationale classificationsurgency
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
2
Statusactive
SupplierMunicipal Security Limited
Contracts
Armoury Storage Unit
Statusactive
Value£211,704
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06982e |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 053148-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Jun 05 2026 08:56:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | award, contract | 053148-2026 |
| 20 May 2026 | award, contract | 046428-2026 |
| 13 May 2026 | award, contract | 044125-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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