Official UK procurement notice
Patrol Trousers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex (Police & fire)
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£240,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 20 Jan 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cooneen Defence Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPatrol Trousers for Essex Police
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Authority reference
7F-2024-C021- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010366- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d44Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Direct award made under ESPO Framework 144_23 in accordance with the Framework terms. The supplier's framework-approved solution meets the authority's requirements with pricing and competitive set the framework procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published263 days ago5 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Standstill ends252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published23 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooneen Defence LtdSME18 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030Extensions: 2 x 12-month optional extensions | £240,000 | 20 Jan 2026standstill to 16 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cooneen Defence LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender