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title: "Disposal of Knives and Offensive Weapons"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07778a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Disposal of Knives and Offensive Weapons

Buyer: The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07778a

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## Summary

The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight procured a specialist service for the safe removal and secure destruction of knives, bladed articles and other offensive weapons. The work is intended to maintain a safe working environment in police custody facilities, specifically the Police Investigation Centre custody suites. It falls within weapons and ammunition disposal services. Delivery is in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The buyer is The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, based at Strategic Headquarters in Eastleigh. The requirement covers the physical handling and removal of seized or retained bladed articles from custody areas, followed by secure destruction. It is a single-service requirement rather than a wider construction, equipment supply or general waste-management contract.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective process using a below-threshold award under a framework, without a competitive call-off. The tender was evaluated and concluded as one lot. CTS (GB) Limited was selected, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 11 September 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 13 September 2029, with one optional 12-month extension to a maximum end date of 13 September 2030. Its value is £35,000 excluding VAT and £42,000 including VAT. The contract is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was below the applicable threshold and relates to services for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight police authority.

This award demonstrates established demand from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight police authority for specialist handling and destruction of knives and offensive weapons from custody environments. Suppliers considering comparable future work would need reliable operational capacity to attend police facilities, remove bladed articles safely, and destroy them securely. They would also need working practices that protect custody-suite staff and maintain a safe environment during collection and disposal. Relevant experience in weapons or ammunition disposal, secure waste handling, controlled collection services, and work in public-sector or security-sensitive premises would help demonstrate credibility. The awarded supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only a large national contractor. The key commercial lesson is the need to combine secure logistics with demonstrable destruction capability.

## Notice

The deliverables under this contract will ensure the safe removal of bladed articles from the Police Investigation Centre Custody Suites and securely destroy them to ensure a safe working environment is provided within the police investigation custody suits.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089644-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 13 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight |
| Locality | EASTLEIGH |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO50 9SJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CTS (GB) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90523100 - Weapons and ammunition disposal services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 13:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089644-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089644-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cts-logistics.co.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0503cc
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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