AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
MOPAC has announced a pending award to DHL Supply Chain Limited for a fully managed police-uniform service and associated digital platform. The notice corrects the options so specified additional authorities can call off services or products; it says this change did not affect the technical or pricing evaluation.
Published outcomePending award to DHL Supply Chain Limited for lot 1. The record does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Market significanceThe award is valued at £500 million excluding VAT (£600 million including VAT) and covers a seven-year core term, with an option to extend by up to 36 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 5 · Lots 1 · 500000000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 5 names DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED as supplier; supplier identity is verified against company number 00528867. The £500m net award value applies to the award, not separately to a supplier allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 5 status is 'pending'.
Award decision date
98% confidence8 June 2026
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Award 5 date: 2026-06-08.
Standstill end
99% confidence21 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 5 standstillPeriod.endDate: 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Award milestone type 'futureSignatureDate' is scheduled for 2026-10-30.
Planned core contract period
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2034
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Award 5 contractPeriod.startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£500,000,000
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Award 5 value.amount is 500000000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£600,000,000
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Award 5 value.amountGross is 600000000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value for lot 1; no separate lot or pricing breakdown supplied.
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The award has relatedLot 1, while the published lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence8 June 2026
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Award 5 date.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence29 June 2026
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Award 5 assessmentSummariesDateSent.
Latest supplied notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award document datePublished and source_updated_at.
Standstill end
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award 5 standstillPeriod.endDate.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Award 5 contractPeriod.startDate.
Planned core end
99% confidence31 March 2034
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Award 5 contractPeriod.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFully managed uniform service
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Tender description specifies supply, storage, stock management, ordering, fulfilment, product design, distribution and customer support, supported by a digital ordering and management platform.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 5 relatedLots and items.relatedLot are both '1'.
Goods categories
99% confidenceClothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories; police equipment; garments for anti-ballistic protection
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Award item additional CPV classifications 18000000, 35200000 and 35815000.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK.
Call-off option
97% confidenceSpecified Home Office forces and bodies may call off a fully managed service or products from the chosen supplier.
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Award options description lists eligible organisations, including British Transport Police, City of London Police, Border Force, National Crime Agency, Ministry of Defence Police and Emergency Services Organisations.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is 'open'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Evaluation impact of correction
98% confidenceThe notice states that the added call-off option did not affect technical or pricing evaluation, which was undertaken against MPS requirements and volumes only.
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Tender description.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scores, ranking or evaluation breakdown is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
99% confidenceSeven years planned, from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2034
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Award contractPeriod.startDate and endDate.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to 36 months, at the authority's sole discretion, in one or more periods
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Award renewal description.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 March 2037
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate.
Options
98% confidenceProduct range and prices may be updated by agreement; additional service lines and material scope changes may be agreed under the contract's change-control procedure.
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Award options description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand structure
98% confidenceThe procurement combines uniform-product supply with inventory, fulfilment, distribution, customer support and a digital ordering platform.
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Tender description.
Potential addressable user base
96% confidenceThe options allow named additional policing, Home Office and emergency-service bodies to call off services or products, subject to the contract terms.
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Award options description.
Commercial certainty
99% confidenceThe award remains pending and the signature milestone is scheduled, so the published record does not establish contract conclusion or operational commencement.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled; contract start is planned for 1 April 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award records
96% confidenceTwo supplied award rows (IDs 4 and 5) show the same pending status, date, value, supplier and lot. The detailed source identifies award 5; the duplicate row is not treated as an additional award.
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Top-level awards list contains IDs 4 and 5 with matching core fields; details_json contains award ID 5 only.
Status clarity
99% confidenceInformation indicates a pending award, not a signed or active contract.
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Award 5 status is pending and signature is a future scheduled milestone.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lots record has null title, description and value_amount.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number 00528867; no supplier-name mismatch is reported.
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supplierVerification status is verified and match method is company_number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- Two top-level award rows (4 and 5) duplicate core award information, while only award 5 appears in the detailed source; they cannot safely be treated as separate awards.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, tender submissions, scoring, pricing breakdown, award rationale and individual lot value.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description.
- The value is published at award level and is not an individual supplier or separately stated lot allocation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MOPAC uniform contractNext Generation Uniform ProvisionDHL Supply Chain Limitedpolice uniform procurementmanaged uniform serviceFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for MOPAC's Next Generation Uniform Provision?
The pending award names DHL Supply Chain Limited, verified under company number 00528867.
Has the MOPAC uniform contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. It records a pending award and a scheduled signature milestone of 30 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
The award-level value is £500 million excluding VAT and £600 million including VAT.
When is the service planned to start?
The published planned contract start date is 1 April 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.