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title: "Pre-Market Engagement- Firearms Headsets"
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# Pre-Market Engagement- Firearms Headsets

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-firearms-headsets-ocds-h6vhtk-05db8a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Pre-Market Engagement- Firearms Headsets". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-and-north-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000012)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communications equipment, Headgear and headgear accessories, Headphones, Protective headgear, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKE2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-firearms-headsets-ocds-h6vhtk-05db8a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05db8a`

## 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/pre-market-engagement-firearms-headsets-ocds-h6vhtk-05db8a#tl-md)

## Description
North Yorkshire Police (NYP) are undertaking a soft market testing exercise. The purpose of this is to engage with the market and gain a better understanding of the products and functionality available in relation to the market for firearms officer headsets which allows officers to work efficiently and effectively when out in the field. The intention of this market testing is to inform the force’s future competition specification, to invite responses to a short questionnaire.
Please access the opportunity at the Bluelight E-procurement portal https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home and return questionnaire responses via the same portal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 18443000, 18444000, 32000000, 32342100, 32570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 06/11/2026 to 06/11/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071492-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-06T09:52:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:31:10.225Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05db8a