Body Armour · Cooneen Defence Ltd for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Jun 2026)

Official notice

Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£85,244published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Cooneen Defence Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Body Armour

CPV: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct award from ESPO framework agreement 144_23, without reopening competition

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Optional Extension period 6 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Jun 2026, 17:01 BST
Last source update: 12 Jun 2026, 17:01 BST
Authority reference: MFRS 2627-12
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-055917
Classification (CPV): Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b477 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award from ESPO framework agreement 144_23, without reopening competition

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £85,2441 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cooneen Defence Ltd	£85,244 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 055917-2026-1 · Cooneen Defence Ltd
Signed
5 Jun 2026
Value
£85,244
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityDefence Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Bridle Road,, Bootle, North West, L304YDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cooneen Defence LimitedAwarded supplierNI049695 23 Cooneen Road, Fivemiletown, UK, BT75 0NE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.