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Published 8 Jul 2022, 19:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Protective Body Armour

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£44,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 12 Aug 2022awarded 8 Jan 2026

Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply of Protective Body Armour

Awarded under Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour BLC-0023

BlueLight Commercial | Equipment and Uniform | Body Armour

CPV: Garments for anti-ballistic protection · Security equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 6 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.8 per place) · 4 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value

Lot #1Provision of General Patrol Body ArmourAwardedPublished value£35,000,000

Supply of Protective Body Armour

Delivery: UK · Birmingham

Variant bids: not allowed

35815000 Garments for anti-ballistic protection

Lot #2Provision of Firearms Body ArmourAwardedPublished value£9,000,000

Firearms Body Armour to the Home Office 2017 Standard HO2 and KR1 with HO3 and SG1 upgrade plates.

Delivery: UK · Birmingham

Variant bids: not allowed

35815000 Garments for anti-ballistic protection

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 40%
Price: 50%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (1)

Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Supply of Protective Body Armour” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 8 Jul 2022, 19:11 BST
Last source update: 22 Jan 2026, 09:01 GMT
Award evaluation window: 12 Aug 2022 – …
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005564
Classification (CPV): Garments for anti-ballistic protectionSecurity equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03503c Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Appointment period ends: 12 Aug 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 12 Aug 2022, 16:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

12 Aug 2022 → 22 Jan 2026 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
12 Aug 2022, 16:00 BST
Bids opened
12 Aug 2022, 16:00 BST
Notice published276 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 09:01 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2023

Status changed to complete
16 Mar 2023, 12:24 GMT
Buyer details updated
22 Jan 2026, 09:01 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineChange from tender return date and opening of submissions from 12/08/2022 to the 26/08/2022 · IV	—	26 Aug 2022

Extension applied to tender return date.

Routine re-releases (4)

2022-07: 1 release · 8 Jul 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 54 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots

Contracts signed 7latest 8 Jan 2026

7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £35,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 005564-2026-1
Signed
8 Jan 2026
Value
£3,682,770
Status
active
Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour
Signed
20 Jan 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework for the Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour
Signed
20 Jan 2023
Value
£9,000,000
Status
active
Framework for the Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour
Signed
20 Jan 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework for the Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour
Signed
20 Jan 2023
Value
£9,000,000
Status
active
Framework for the Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour
Signed
20 Jan 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework for the Provision of General Patrol and Firearms Body Armour
Signed
20 Jan 2023
Value
£9,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Provision of General Patrol Body Armour	5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad	4	—	—
2 · Provision of Firearms Body Armour	4bids · 4 electronic · 3 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

BlueLight CommercialContracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety12517649 Birmingham, UKContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

British High Court of JusticeReview body London
Royal Courts of justiceReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Cooneen Protection LtdFramework contractorN1045980 23 Cooneen Road, Fivemiletown, UK, BT75 0NEContact phone
Mehler Vario Systems GmbHFramework contractorHRB1890 Edelzeller str.51, Fulda, DE
SAFARILAND UK LTDFramework contractor Liverpool, UK
Safariland UK LtdFramework contractor07418287 3rd Floor, 5 Temple Square, Temple Street, Liverpool, UK, L2 5RH
United Shield International LtdFramework contractor5420725 United Shield International Ltd, 56 South Way, Walworth Industrial Estate. , Hampshire, UK, SP10 5AF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
i
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).