Firearms: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 35320000·Supplies · class·in Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
35321200 Rifles15 notices · 42%35321300 Machine guns8 notices · 22%35320000 Firearms4 notices · 11%35322300 Towed artillery2 notices · 6%35321100 Hand guns1 notices · 3%35322000 Artillery1 notices · 3%- Surveillance and security systems and devices 189 · 12m
- Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment 169 · 12m
- Individual equipment 41 · 12m
- Military aircrafts 24 · 12m
- Weapons, ammunition and associated parts 18 · 12m
- Warships 16 · 12m
- Ammunition 12 · 12m
- Police equipment 11 · 12m
- Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance 10 · 12m
- Emergency and security equipment 8 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government64%(23 notices)
23 of 36 notices are Central government (64%).Police, fire & emergency11%(4 notices)
4 of 36 notices are Police, fire & emergency (11%).Other public bodies6%(2 notices)
2 of 36 notices are Other public bodies (6%).Not classified19%(7 notices)
7 of 36 notices are Not classified (19%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Babcock Land Defence Limited | not classified | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| National Armament Director Group | Central government | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 Force Commercial Services | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police | Police, fire & emergency | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence Equipment and Support | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forestry Commission | Other public bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire | Police, fire & emergency | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 14 of 36 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract67%(24 notices)
24 of 36 notices are Contract (67%).Framework33%(12 notices)
12 of 36 notices are Framework (33%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Limited / restricted31%(11 notices)
11 of 36 notices are Limited / restricted (31%).Selective25%(9 notices)
9 of 36 notices are Selective (25%).Route not published22%(8 notices)
8 of 36 notices are Route not published (22%).Direct award11%(4 notices)
4 of 36 notices are Direct award (11%).Open11%(4 notices)
4 of 36 notices are Open (11%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold100%(5 notices)
5 of 5 notices are Above threshold (100%).
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 31 awards to 17 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Viking Arms Limited | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Colt Canada Corporation | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| ISTEC Services Limited | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Accuracy International Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NSAF Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| RUAG Ammotec UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dillon Aero Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 1 of 36 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 3532. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.