---
title: "Supply of Helmets & Other Firearms Related Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fc54"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WARWICKSHIRE"
published: "2025-12-23"
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# Supply of Helmets & Other Firearms Related Equipment

Buyer: THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WARWICKSHIRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fc54

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## Summary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire, a public authority operating at a sub-central government level, has awarded a contract for the supply of helmets and other firearms-related equipment. This procurement process is categorized under goods and directly awarded due to urgent requirements, circumventing the need for competitive tendering. The contract, valued at £40,000 plus VAT, covers a 12-month period starting on 1 April 2026. Located in Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, this initiative reflects a strategic choice to ensure continuity in supplier engagement. The procurement process is in the award stage, indicating the contract has been signed, with the latest update on 23 December 2025.

This tender provides a strategic opportunity primarily for businesses specializing in emergency and security equipment, particularly SMEs capable of meeting urgent supply-demand dynamics. As the procurement method was a direct award below the threshold, companies in a similar niche may anticipate future tenders requiring swift engagement and delivery capabilities. Businesses with a capacity to supply goods such as protective gear and holsters swiftly are well-positioned to benefit from these procurement needs periodically requiring quick turnarounds and specific compliance in product standards.

## Notice

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire on behalf of Warwickshire Police has awarded a contract for the supply of helmets, holsters, rigs and other firearms associated equipment. This was a further direct award via exemption to extend use of this particular supplier due to the specific requirements, requirements often at short notice and of a urgent nature not allowing sufficient time for quotation exercises to be completed and to allow consistency of supply. This is below the relevant PA2023 threshold with an estimated value based on historic use of PS40,000 plus VAT, the period this notice covers is 12 months from 01 April 2026, no options to extend are in place, any further use would require another exemption or a quotation exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085732-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WARWICKSHIRE |
| Locality | LEEK WOOTTON |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV35 7QB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Warwick All Saints & Woodloes |
| Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | POINT SOUTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 18143000 - Protective gear
- 18444110 - Helmets
- 18925200 - Holsters
- 35100000 - Emergency and security equipment

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2025 at 11:10 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085732-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085732-2025
  23rd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.point-south.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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