Official UK procurement notice
Carbine Slings · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) (Police & fire)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£100,000≈ £20k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 20 Sept 2031 · extension options published · starts 21 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe sling is a critical component of the office’s equipment, supporting safe weapon handling, secure retention, and effective deployment across a wide range of police environments including marinized environments.
CPV: Miscellaneous weapons · Parts of firearms and ammunition · Police equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 30% weighting on Price
- Technical: 70% Weighting on Technical 40% response questions 30% Trial and testing
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 25 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Authority reference
1256- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060004- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd71Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Jun 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts32 days ago21 Sept 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Jun 2026, 16:31 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender