Carbine Holographic Sights award | CNC | IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 15:46.

Opportunity overview

The CNC has a requirement for operational, functional, holographic weapon sights intended for use with a police-issued 5.56mm carbine weapon.

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.

Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: £780k
Awarded: 14 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PZNB-9586-ZTWM
Location: Macclesfield, UKD62, SK11 0LR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: 1255
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0000
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)
Id: GB-PPON-PTBP-7472-NYGG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTBP-7472-NYGG

Address

Street Address: Building F6, First Floor, Culham Campus
Locality: Abingdon
Postal Code: OX14 3DB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14

Contact

Name: Ian Sweeney
Email: ian.sweeney@cnc.police.uk
Telephone: +44 3303135532

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-nuclear-consta ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PZNB-9586-ZTWM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZNB-9586-ZTWM

Address

Street Address: Units 1-3 , Heather Close, Lyme Green Business Park
Locality: Macclesfield
Postal Code: SK11 0LR
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD62

Contact

Name: Chris Madrick
Email: Chris.madrick@edgarbrothers.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: 1255 Carbine Holographic Sights
Status: pending
Date: 14 Oct 2026, 01:00
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Options: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 14 Oct 2026, 01:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 35300000
Description: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 936,000
Amount: 780,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PZNB-9586-ZTWM
Name: Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 28 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 29 Oct 2031, 23:59

Options

Description: 2 x 1 year options maximum 28th October 2033

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097536-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097536-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 14:33
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Abingdon · UKJ14 · OX14 3DB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

058898-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 23 Jun 2026, 12:02
097536-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 14:33

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Civil Nuclear Police Authority / Civil Nuclear Constabulary has announced a pending award for holographic sights for police-issued 5.56mm carbines. The named supplier is IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED. The award remains subject to the stated standstill and planned signature milestones.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice published; award status pendingEvidence: The process is labelled a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, while award 1 has status "pending".
Award decision date14 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z.
Standstill end26 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097536-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06baf4
First published: 23 Jun 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 15:46
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award, covering LOT-0000, names IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED with an award value of £780,000 excluding VAT (£936,000 including VAT).

Market significance

This is an above-threshold, open-procedure goods procurement for specialist operational equipment, with a stated initial period through October 2031 and options that could extend it to October 2033.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · 780000 excluding VAT; 936000 including VAT GBP · Pending award

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Verified supplier identity is IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED (company number 00576493). Award 1 names this supplier, relates to LOT-0000, and records £780,000 amount and £936,000 gross amount.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Contract award notice published; award status pending

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The process is labelled a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, while award 1 has status "pending".

Award decision date

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z.

Standstill end

99% confidence

26 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.

Planned signature milestone

99% confidence

27 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced

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The award is pending and the source records only a scheduled future signature date.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£780,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 780000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£936,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 936000 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Award-level value covering LOT-0000

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Award 1 relates to LOT-0000; no separate lot value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

23 June 2026

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Release history records tender notice 058898-2026 on 2026-06-23.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

18 July 2026, 11:00 UTC

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-18T11:00:00+00:00.

Award decision

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14.

Award notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award notice 097536-2026 was published on 2026-10-15T14:33:31+01:00.

Stated contract start

98% confidence

28 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z. This is a stated future period start, not evidence that the contract has commenced.

Stated initial end

99% confidence

29 October 2031

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2031-10-29T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Operational, functional holographic weapon sights for police-issued 5.56mm carbine weapons

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Process description states this requirement.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are goods.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

One lot: LOT-0000

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Tender data contains LOT-0000 and award 1 relates to that lot.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 35300000 — Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

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Award item for LOT-0000 carries this CPV classification.

Delivery geography

96% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of bids and evaluation results not supplied

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No bid count, scoring, ranking or assessment rationale is included in the supplied notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated initial period

98% confidence

28 October 2026 to 29 October 2031

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates; the award remains pending.

Options

99% confidence

Two one-year options, stated maximum through 28 October 2033

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Award 1 hasOptions is true and options description states "2 x 1 year options maximum 28th October 2033".

Pricing detail

99% confidence

Not supplied

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The supplied data gives award totals but no unit prices, price schedule or payment terms.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award maturity

99% confidence

The supplier has been named in an award notice, but the award is pending rather than evidenced as signed or active.

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Award 1 status is pending; standstill ends 26 October 2026 and signature is scheduled for 27 October 2026.

Addressable requirement

99% confidence

Specialist holographic sights for police 5.56mm carbines

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The process description specifies operational, functional holographic weapon sights for police-issued 5.56mm carbine weapons.

Commercial ceiling

97% confidence

The stated options could extend the supplier relationship beyond the initial period, subject to exercise.

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Award 1 includes two one-year options; the source does not state whether either will be exercised.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06baf4
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)

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Named as buyer in the process and party data.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Abingdon, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Abingdon, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED

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Supplier verification identifies verified company name IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED and company number 00576493.

Company status

99% confidence

Active

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier size

99% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details marks scale as sme.

Source trading/name form

99% confidence

Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited

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The Find a Tender supplier party is named "Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited"; verification matched it to IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential extension horizon

98% confidence

Up to 28 October 2033 if both stated one-year options are exercised

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The options description explicitly states two one-year options maximum 28 October 2033.

Recompetition outlook

99% confidence

No procurement forecast stated

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The notice provides options but no future procurement or renewal plan.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status limitation

99% confidence

Pending award; contract signature and commencement are not evidenced

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Award 1 status is pending and its signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.

Lot detail limitation

99% confidence

Lot title, lot description and standalone lot value are not supplied

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LOT-0000 has no title, description or value in the supplied lot data.

Competition and evaluation limitation

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No bidder count, scores, evaluation criteria outcomes or award rationale is present in the supplied data.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

The source supplies both net and gross award values

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Award 1 records £780,000 amount and £936,000 amountGross.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending. The supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or contract commencement.
No separate lot title, description or value is published for LOT-0000.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
The source states options but does not state whether they will be exercised or provide a reprocurement plan.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named for the Carbine Holographic Sights award?

IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED was named for award 1.

What is the value of the award?

The notice records £780,000 excluding VAT and £936,000 including VAT at award level.

Is the contract signed?

Not evidenced. The award is marked pending, with a scheduled signature milestone after the standstill period.

What is being procured?

Operational, functional holographic weapon sights for police-issued 5.56mm carbine weapons.

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.

Carbine Holographic Sights

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Options

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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