Uniform Guards — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-077c56
Creator: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands
Published: 2026-09-29T11:15:03.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£30,012published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to D.M.S Protective Equipment Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Required for a Uniform Services - in-house Stock - 4 quotes were provided from different suppliers but DMS came out the cheapest.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

18143000 Protective gear

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 29 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-091815
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c56 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,0121 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
D.M.S Protective Equipment LimitedSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Uniform Guards · D.M.S Protective Equipment LimitedSME
Signed
23 Jan 2026
Value
£30,012
Period
24 Jan 2026 — 24 Apr 2026
Status
active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
29 Sept 2026, 12:15 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AT [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

D.M.S Protective Equipment LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05477605 Church court, Stourbridge Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3TT [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2026, 12:15 BST