AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for Glock handguns, equipment and accessories to VIKING ARMS LIMITED. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for VIKING ARMS LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a three-year, single-supplier public-sector goods contract for weapons, ammunition and associated parts, awarded without competition because the notice states there was only one supplier for the requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VIKING ARMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £110,000 net; £132,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The supplier record is verified by Companies House number 00865793. Award 1 names Viking Arms Ltd, and contract 1 linked to award 1 records GBP 110,000 amount and GBP 132,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process display status identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-02.
Contract period
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 7 October 2029
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-08 and endDate 2029-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£110,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 110000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£132,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 132000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-08.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08T14:15:31+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence7 October 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of Glock handguns, equipment and accessories for Northamptonshire Police
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The process title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 35300000 — Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKF25 and UKF24
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in regions UKF25 and UKF24.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award; below threshold without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct” and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Stated rationale
99% confidenceSingle supplier for the requirement
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The notice description says the direct award was due to there only being a single supplier for the requirement.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores or pricing comparison published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The recorded period runs from 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2029.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single active award and single verified supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 lists one supplier and related lot 1.
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThe buyer reported a single-supplier requirement and used a direct, non-competitive below-threshold route.
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The notice description gives the single-supplier rationale and the tender procedure fields record direct award without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published financial basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are supplied.
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Contract 1 records amount GBP 110,000 and amountGross GBP 132,000.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier has a GB-COH identifier and verification matched Companies House number 00865793 to VIKING ARMS LIMITED.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record 1 contains no title, description or value.
Competition detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation detail or award scoring is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other tenderers, evaluation method, award scores, savings, technical specification, and extension or renewal options.
- The notice states a single-supplier rationale but does not publish supporting market-testing or technical exclusivity evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VIKING ARMS LIMITEDNorthamptonshire PoliceGlock handgunsweapons procurementdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Northamptonshire Police Glock contract?
VIKING ARMS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00865793.
What is the value of the contract?
The published value is £110,000 excluding VAT and £132,000 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition and states that there was only one supplier for the requirement.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 7 October 2029.
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