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# HO3 Body Armour

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ho3-body-armour-ocds-h6vhtk-04697d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Metropolitan Police Service: "HO3 Body Armour". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Metropolitan Police Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Armour plating, Garments for anti-ballistic protection, Outerwear, Police uniforms, Protective gear
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04697d`

## 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/ho3-body-armour-ocds-h6vhtk-04697d#tl-md)

## Description
Framework contract on behalf of the Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officer (CTSFO) network, for the provision of HO3 standard body armour. The scope of the contract will cover CTSFO hubs across the UK and Northern Ireland. MOPAC on behalf of the Counter Terrorism Policing HQ (CTPHQ) will be the main contracting authority to contract with the successful supplier. The terms agreed at this framework level will roll down to the individual call-offs put in place between the CTSFO hubs and the successful supplier.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 18143000, 18200000, 35811200, 35815000, 44430000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Description:** Restricted procedure for the procurement of HO3 standard body armour on behalf of the CTSFO network across UK and Northern Ireland. Expected volumes of 600 units over a 5 year period. Supporting service and maintenance services also required througho...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026489-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-20T13:22:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:28:34.969Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04697d