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BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)

Buyer: POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE →

BuyerPOLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

This Contract Award Notice issued by BlueLight Commercial Ltd ("BLC"), on behalf of Police Digital Services ("PDS") for the provision of a replacement National Firearms Licensing Management System ("NFLMS") on behalf of themselves as the Contracting Authority and the Additional Authorities defined in the Terms and Conditions of the contract. The NFLMS will enable all 43 Police Forces in England & Wales, to record the grant, renewal, and revocation of firearms licenses. The NFLMS will also hold Home Office licensing information relating to explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. The contract may be modified to include Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) if required. The services will be delivered by a single supplier.

Lot details

Lot LOT-0001

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

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 rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
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

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051018
Latest release ID051257-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jun 01 2026 09:49:18 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release5

Notice history

DateEventReference
1 Jun 2026award, contract051257-2026
1 Jul 2025tenderUpdate036532-2025
19 Jun 2025tenderUpdate033781-2025
20 May 2025tenderUpdate023490-2025
12 May 2025tenderUpdate020338-2025
9 May 2025tender020194-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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1 Jul 2025 · 036532-2025 · tenderUpdate
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19 Jun 2025 · 033781-2025 · tenderUpdate
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20 May 2025 · 023490-2025 · tenderUpdate
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12 May 2025 · 020338-2025 · tenderUpdate
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9 May 2025 · 020194-2025 · tender
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