Official UK procurement notice
Operational Trousers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham (Police & fire)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£297,420published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ilasco Limited2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFlextech 4 way stretch Ripstop fabric, light weight breathable fabric For officers and staff Male and Female.
CPV: Police uniforms
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Flextech 4 way stretch Ripstop fabric, light weight, breathable fabric trousersAwarded
Flextech 4 way stretch Ripstop fabric, light weight, breathable fabric trousers. For officers
and staff, Male and Female to wear within specific job roles.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2026, 14:33 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 14:36 BST
- Authority reference
Uniform 97- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068759- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068215Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award BLC0154 - Framework Agreement for the provision of Uniform Trousers
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £297,4201 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 27 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilasco Limited | £205,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Ilasco Limited | £297,420 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Operational Trousers · Ilasco Limited
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £205,000
- Status
- active
Contract 068759-2026-Uniform 97-1 · Ilasco Limited
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £297,420
- Status
- active
- Change The Executive team have asked to utilise the full term of the Call off from BLC0154 due to the operational resource and demand it has taken to find a suitable Operational trouser, that is fit for purpose to suit multiple different specialisms / roles within the force. This extension will allow the contract to incorporate full value for money. This is a modification to the original notice a new Call off contact has been agreed and signed. Original term was 48 months, the modification term is now 84 months as detailed above and requested by the Executive team within force., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The requirement for full use of the allowed 7 years of a call off due to the reasons stated above.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IlascoAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.