Official UK procurement notice
Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) 0-50m Systems Framework for Policing
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the procurement is to award a framework for the provision of Small Calibre Impact Launcher systems (SCILs) and Kinetic Impact Projectile systems (KIPs) to supplement existing Less Lethal Weapons capability across Policing.
The two-lot framework is expected to be four years in term, with a total noncommittal ceiling value of £40m. Interested suppliers will be invited to submit one bid for one or both lots. The intention is to award two contracts per lot, with a total of four systems available for purchase by UK and NI Policing via a direct award procedure (two SCILs, two KIPs).
- How the procedure runs: The Home Office intend to procure the framework via a two-stage Competitive Flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Stage 1a – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), a largely standard set of questions used to determine a supplier’s suitability for the project, including financial standing, adherence to regulations, and technical capability. Technical capability is expected to be assessed across two questions only – a summary of the proposed system and its performance against select criteria, and a demonstration of the supplier’s manufacturing capability and capacity. Stage 1b – Technical & User Handling Testing of a supplier’s proposed system against set test criteria (pass/fail). Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender, where suppliers submit a full bid that will be evaluated for quality, social value, and price.
CPV: Ammunition · Anti-riot equipment · Firearms
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 6 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 22 Mar 2027
- Electronic auction
- yes
Who may buy through it
Police Forces (with potential for other government departments use subject to approval)
Published description of the framework
Fixed/Firm (to be confirmed at tender). Prices will be set at award . Direct award selection process following an objective mechanism for supplier selection.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £20,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Small Calibre Impact Launcher SystemPlannedceiling above
Small Calibre Impact Launcher System including ammunition and ancillary goods and services
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers technical capability as determined by procurement specific questionnaire and technical/user handling of suppliers system
- Economic & financial standing
To be confirmed
- Technical & professional ability
Technical capability is expected to be assessed across two questions only – a summary of the proposed system and its performance against select criteria, and a demonstration of the supplier’s manufacturing capability and capacity.
Lot #2Kinetic Impact Projectile SystemPlannedceiling above
Kinetic Impact Projectile System and ammunition and ancillary goods and services
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers technical capability as determined by procurement specific questionnaire and technical/user handling of suppliers system
- Economic & financial standing
To be confirmed
- Technical & professional ability
Technical capability is expected to be assessed across two questions only – a summary of the proposed system and its performance against select criteria, and a demonstration of the supplier’s manufacturing capability and capacity.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers technical capability as determined by procurement specific questionnaire and technical/user handling of suppliers system
- Economic & financial standing
To be confirmed
- Technical & professional ability
Technical capability is expected to be assessed across two questions only – a summary of the proposed system and its performance against select criteria, and a demonstration of the supplier’s manufacturing capability and capacity.
- “Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) 0-50m Systems Framework for Policing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Home Office buys Anti-riot equipment (CPV 3522), and who usually turns up
Home Office’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Anti-riot equipment (CPV 3522) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 66 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid13% / 4%
2–325% / 31%
4–663% / 27%
7+0% / 39%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Small Calibre Impact Launcher SystemCPV 35Published estimate£20m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 35. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 109 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–331%
4–627%
7+39%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Kinetic Impact Projectile SystemCPV 35Published estimate£20m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 35. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 109 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–331%
4–627%
7+39%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
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.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- 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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Police Forces (with potential for other government departments use subject to approval)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Oct 2025, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
P19606- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069780- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d736Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Home Office intend to procure the framework via a two-stage Competitive Flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
Stage 1a – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), a largely standard set of questions used to determine a supplier’s suitability for the project, including financial standing, adherence to regulations, and technical capability.
Technical capability is expected to be assessed across two questions only – a summary of the proposed system and its performance against select criteria, and a demonstration of the supplier’s manufacturing capability and capacity.
Stage 1b – Technical & User Handling Testing of a supplier’s proposed system against set test criteria (pass/fail).
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender, where suppliers submit a full bid that will be evaluated for quality, social value, and price.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-Sourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in the procurement, interested parties must be registered on the e-Sourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Portal, this can be done online at homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗ by following the link 'To register click here'.
Timeline
30 Oct 2025 → 22 Mar 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published361 days ago30 Oct 2025, 14:38 GMT
- Market engagement332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Market Engagement Session via Teams, 13th November 2025
The Home Office is hosting an online market engagement session on Thursday 13th November 11:30-13:00 for all interested suppliers. Register your interest via email to CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
The session will provide suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries about the project and provide live anonymised feedback. The presentation will cover:
–Background to the project
–Detail on the procurement process
–Summary of the requirements (with the draft specification being shared following the meeting)
–Timetable
–Draft financial pricing model / proposed financial approach
–Evaluation approach including draft questions and anticipated weightings
Ahead of the publish of this preliminary market engagement notice, the Home Office also shared with known suppliers a short, 6-question questionnaire to gain an understanding of the level of market interest and number of potential solutions available. A summary of the procurement scope, approach, and timeline was provided.
This document can be made available upon request via CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Tender notice expected308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends276 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 49 days15 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 145 days22 Mar 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Oct 2025, 14:38 GMTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published30 Oct 2025, 14:43 GMTUK3
- Status changed to planned30 Oct 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Oct 2025, 14:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via the Home Office e-sourcing system Jaggaer https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Notices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender