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Published 1 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ballistic Body Armour · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Public body)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2036 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Constabulary would like to understand which manufacturers/suppliers hold certification (to Home Office Body Armour Standard (2017)) of the following ballistic body armour criteria:

HO2/KR1/SP1 that are certified and are compatible to be worn with certified HO3+SG1 plates. Please note, both the armour and the plates must be certified to work in conjunction with each other.

The Constabulary have consulted with the PED CAST webpage but are keen to understand where other manufacturers are in their Ballistic body armour and plates certification journey.

If you are going through certification for the above standard, please advise on when certification is likely.

If you hold certification, please supply your certification of the above standard by sending to [email protected] as soon as possible but before 7th October 2025.

CPV: Garments for anti-ballistic protection

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2036 with extensions
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST
Authority reference
HIOWC0034
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061470
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Garments for anti-ballistic protection
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a62f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published386 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST
  2. Market engagement380 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    This engagement is strictly for the purposes of research presently.

    The Constabulary are reviewing their options at the moment and are fact finding/gathering information for internal processing at this stage.

  3. Contract starts175 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBYY-5165-YGCV Strategic Headquarters, Leigh Road,, Eastleigh, South East, SO50 9SJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure