ProcuraAxisBeta
Sign inCreate Free Account
Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)

POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 06:52.

Opportunity overview

This Contract Award Notice issued by BlueLight Commercial Ltd ("BLC"), on behalf of Police Digital Services ("PDS") for the provision of a replacement National Firearms Licensing Management System ("NFLMS") on behalf of themselves as the Contracting Authority and the Additional Authorities defined in the Terms and Conditions of the contract. The NFLMS will enable all 43 Police Forces in England & Wales, to record the grant, renewal, and revocation of firearms licenses. The NFLMS will also hold Home Office licensing information relating to explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. The contract may be modified to include Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) if required. The services will be delivered by a single supplier.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.

Matched by number
Published award value
£7.5m
Awarded
20 May 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 07042994
Location
London, UKI31, EC3V 9DU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
BLC0222
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
Id
GB-COH-08113293

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08113293

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZRN-3375-DBRT

Address

Street Address
20 Gresham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2V 7JE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-12517649
Role Details
Bluelight Commercial have acted as the agent for procuring this agreement on behalf of Police Digital Service

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
12517649

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHNR-1637-NVGV

Address

Street Address
Lower Ground 5-8 The Sanctuary
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3JS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04757301

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04757301

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYHC-2313-BXRY

Address

Street Address
30 Fenchurch Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3M 3BD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-00968498

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00968498

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHXX-6931-VYBP

Address

Street Address
1st Floor, Imex Centre
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP2 7DX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 5
Name
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.
Id
GB-COH-07042994

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07042994

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCNQ-5186-DMPX

Address

Street Address
Birchin Court 5th Floor, 19-25 Birchin Lane
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3V 9DU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
21 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
1 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
9,000,000
Amount
7,500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07042994
Name
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.

Standstill Period

Ends
10 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
4 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
3 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Sept 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract Term shall be for an initial period of 5 years with options to extend up to a maximum of 10 years.

Related lots

LOT-0001

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051257-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Jun 2026, 10:49
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
11 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC2V 7JE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 051257-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·