AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary published a transparency notice for a direct award to VIKING ARMS LIMITED for Glock Generation 6 pistols, a compatible red-dot sight system, and associated equipment. The award is pending and the notice schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to VIKING ARMS LIMITED for lot 1, with a stated award value of £331,663 excluding VAT (£397,995.60 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold goods procurement justified by the buyer on exclusive UK distribution rights for Glock firearms, limiting the stated requirement to a single available supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VIKING ARMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 331663 GBP · pending
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Award 1 identifies VIKING ARMS LIMITED as supplier and states a £331,663 award value. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 00865793.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published 8 October 2026
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Award notice document 095397-2026 is dated 2026-10-08T16:35:30+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Lot status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status "complete".
Signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£331,663
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Award 1 value.amount is 331663 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£397,995.60
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 397995.6 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice 095397-2026 was published at 2026-10-08T16:35:30+01:00.
Award date
95% confidence8 October 2026
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Award dataset records award_date as 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract period
94% confidence20 October 2026 to 24 December 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-20 and endDate 2026-12-24.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of Glock Generation 6 pistols, compatible red-dot sight system, associated equipment and accessories
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Tender 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 carries this CPV classification.
Delivery regions
96% confidenceUKJ1 and UKJ3, United Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses list UKJ1 and UKJ3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer states that VIKING ARMS LIMITED holds exclusive UK distribution rights for Glock firearms for UK police forces and that no reasonable alternative supplier can meet the specified requirement.
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Published procurementMethodRationale provides this explanation.
Legal rationale classification
98% confidenceSingle supplier: intellectual property/exclusive rights
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications lists singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores or comparative pricing information supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award/contract state
99% confidencePending award; not evidenced as signed
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Award status is pending and the signature date is a future scheduled milestone.
Stated period
94% confidence20 October 2026 to 24 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier concentration
97% confidenceThe buyer's published rationale indicates a single-source supply position for the specified Glock firearms.
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The direct-award rationale cites exclusive UK distribution rights and no reasonable alternative suppliers.
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe published net and gross figures are award-level values for the sole listed supplier and lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and provides amount and amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status requires caution
99% confidenceThe published record is a pending award with a scheduled future signature date, so it should not be described as a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot-level value breakdown, and extension terms.
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No such fields or documents are provided in the source data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified to VIKING ARMS LIMITED using Companies House number 00865793.
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Supplier verification status is verified with company-number match.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending and a scheduled signature date does not demonstrate that a contract was signed or commenced.
- No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot-level value breakdown, extension terms or renewal options were supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall procurement requirement.
- The supplied release history also references a later contract award notice, but its contents were not provided; this analysis does not infer any changed status from that reference.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VIKING ARMS LIMITEDHampshire and Isle of Wight ConstabularyGlock Gen 6 pistolsred dot sight systemdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The pending award names VIKING ARMS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00865793.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and the notice shows a signature date scheduled for 20 October 2026.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer states that VIKING ARMS LIMITED has exclusive UK distribution rights for the specified Glock firearms and that no reasonable alternative supplier is available.
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.