Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Glock17 Gen 6 & COA Red Dot sight
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales (Police & fire)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)
Awarded value£194,750published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Viking Arms Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of 205 sets of equipment for the Joint Firearms Unit.
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
- 28 Oct 2026, 23:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 23:09 GMT
- Authority reference
JCPS0981- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102339- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792ebFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier has the knowledge or equipment to supply the goods required to be compatible with existing kit.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published28 Oct 2026, 23:09 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £194,7501 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Arms LimitedGlock17 Gen 6 & COA Red Dot sight10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027 | £194,750 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VIKING ARMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender