---
title: "Purchase of Vehicle Gunboxes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07876c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police"
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---

# Purchase of Vehicle Gunboxes

Buyer: Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07876c

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## Summary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales required the design, supply and installation of an armed response vehicle (ARV) storage system, including a secure firearms cabinet. This is a specialist vehicle-equipment requirement combining secure storage design and manufacture with fitting or installation. The purchase is classified as transport equipment (CPV 34900000). Delivery is in the United Kingdom, for North Wales Police vehicles. The requirement was packaged as a single lot, suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The selected supplier is Strong’s Plastic Products Limited, based in Tamworth. The buyer is the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Strong’s Plastic Products Limited for the supply and fitting of vehicle gunboxes. The award date is not stated. The award is valued at £45,200 excluding VAT (£54,240 including VAT). The contract period runs from 16 November 2026 to 15 November 2029. The contract was awarded by direct award, below the applicable threshold and without competition. The process consisted of one lot. No evaluation criteria are set out in the published procurement data. A future contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 1 November 2026; the data records the award as pending and does not confirm that the contract was signed.

This award demonstrates demand from the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner for a complete, fitted vehicle firearms-storage system, rather than equipment supply alone. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need to combine secure firearms-cabinet design and supply with the capability to install the system in armed response vehicles. The single-lot arrangement and suitability for SMEs indicate that the work was not restricted to larger businesses, although delivery requires the product and fitting capability to be provided together. Strong’s Plastic Products Limited, a Tamworth-based SME, was selected through a direct award without competition. For businesses assessing this buyer’s recurring requirement, relevant experience in secure vehicle storage and dependable installation would be commercially pertinent.

## Notice

A supplier is required to design, supply, and install an ARV storage system, including a secure firearms cabinet.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096953-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,200 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police |
| Locality | COLWYN BAY, NORTH WALES |
| Postcode area | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL29 8AW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire |
| Local authority | Conwy |
| Electoral ward | Glyn |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STRONG'S PLASTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34900000 - Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 12:22 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096953-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096953-2026
  14th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.strongs.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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