Body Armour · SAFARILAND UK LTD for Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham (Jan 2026)

Official notice

Authority: Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£450,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to SAFARILAND UK LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Safariland are to supply Durham Constabulary with GP, Covert & Negotiator plates and matching covers.

CPV: Protective and safety clothing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct Award via YPO 001204PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services

Direct award Justification, recently purchased Safariland plates have warranty until 2033, so provision needs to be in place until that time for any replacement covers required. There needs to be acknowledgement that we have many Safariland armours being worn and held as stock uniform so there will need to be a contract with Safariland to cater for stock in hand with the expiry dates moving with every subsequent order.

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 26 Jan 2026, 15:15 GMT
Last source update: 26 Jan 2026, 15:15 GMT
Authority reference: Uniform 93
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-006747
Classification (CPV): Protective and safety clothing
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060ec9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award via YPO 001204PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services
Direct award Justification, recently purchased Safariland plates have warranty until 2033, so provision needs to be in place until that time for any replacement covers required. There needs to be acknowledgement that we have many Safariland armours being worn and held as stock uniform so there will need to be a contract with Safariland to cater for stock in hand with the expiry dates moving with every subsequent order.

Publisher note: Contract Start Date 24/10/2025 Contract end date 23/10/2029 2 x 12 month extensions

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £450,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SAFARILAND UK LTD	£450,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Body Armour · SAFARILAND UK LTD
Signed
24 Oct 2025
Value
£450,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety GB-UKPRN: PMZV-7732-XXTT Police Headquarters, Aykley Heads, Durham, North East, DH15TTContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for DurhamReview body Durham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SafarilandAwarded supplierGB-COH: 7418287 Liverpool, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.