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title: "BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)"
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# BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0222-national-firearms-licensing-management-system-nflms-ocds-h6vhtk-051018). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Police Digital Service: "BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £14,166,667. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Police Digital Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-digital-service-GB-PPON-PZRN-3375-DBRT)
- **Published Value:** £14,166,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 July 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems, Software-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £7,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0222-national-firearms-licensing-management-system-nflms-ocds-h6vhtk-051018#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051018`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0222-national-firearms-licensing-management-system-nflms-ocds-h6vhtk-051018#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsell2.in-tend.co.uk%2Fblpd%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blc0222-national-firearms-licensing-management-system-nflms-ocds-h6vhtk-051018#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72260000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £14,166,667

- **Contract Period:** 31/10/2025 to 30/10/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126496`
  - Value: £7,500,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020194-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-01T09:49:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T06:17:34.942Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051018