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Published 28 Oct 2026, 23:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Glock17 Gen 6 & COA Red Dot sight

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales (Police & fire)

Direct award
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 description

Purchase of 205 sets of equipment for the Joint Firearms Unit.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792eb Find 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
  1. Transparency notice published
    28 Oct 2026, 23:09 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £194,7501 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Viking Arms LimitedGlock17 Gen 6 & COA Red Dot sight10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027£194,750—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYVQ-9856-GTXR Cowbridge Road, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF31 3SUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VIKING ARMS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00865793GB-PPON: PVBZ-5166-YTGD Units 1-4 Summerbridge, Harrogate, Yorkshire & Humber, HG3 4BWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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