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Published 26 Jun 2026, 12:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Channel Tunnel Vehicle · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent (Police & fire)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£192,287published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Polaris Britain Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of bespoke operational vehicles for use by Kent Police in the Channel Tunnel.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
34114000 Specialist vehicles

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Jun 2026, 12:43 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2026, 10:35 BST
Authority reference
7F-2025-C006
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066011
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be21 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Bespoke vehicle arrangements will provide an ergonomic, fast, efficient and effective method of entering the service tunnel; ultimately to save life and prevent further harm. It is proposed to replace the current hatchback style vehicle with a bespoke utility vehicle. The current arrangement is the use of small hatchback style vehicles which are unsuited, not ergonomic and have limited versatility for BAU and the firearms response platform.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Jul 2026 → 14 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends103 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published100 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 10:35 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 12:43 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract award notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST
    UK6
  4. Contract signature expected
    13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 10:35 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 26 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £192,2871 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Polaris Britain Ltd20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2027£192,2871 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Channel Tunnel Vehicle · Polaris Britain Ltd

    Signed
    14 Jul 2026
    Value
    £192,287
    Period
    20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: The contract is for one-off delivery of goods and performance cannot be measure across the contract life-cycle.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLZD-7548-CLJY Kent Police HQ, Sutton Road, Maidstone, South East, ME15 9BZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Polaris Britain LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04187042 Unit 11, Forge Mills Park, Station Road, Coleshill, Warkwickshire, West Midlands, B46 1JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender