Notice Information
Notice Title
BLC-00264 Provision of Specialist Armoured Vehicles (Pre-Market)
Notice Description
BlueLight Commercial intends to let a framework to allow UK Police Forces to procure specialist armoured vehicles that meet the following high-level requirements: * Full ballistic protection * Capabilities that align with UK Policing firearms teams * Capacity for 10 or more people * Practical for use in UK cities and suburban settings
Planning Information
If you are interested in reviewing these documents and providing any feedback ahead of any upcoming tender process please make an expression of interest at https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbd0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085510-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34114000 - Specialist vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 May 20265 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 1 Jun 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- matt.lowe@bluelight.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JS
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085510-2025
22nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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