Awarded contract

The Provision of Ballistic Shields - AWARD

Details

Buyer: 4 buyers
Devon & Cornwall Police
Dorset Police
NHS England
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset
Supplier(s): Force Development Services Limited
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Published: 6 May 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Devon & Cornwall Police are seeking to establish a contract for the supply, delivery and after-sales support of two models of Ballistic Shields for use by Authorised Firearms Officers, Specialist Firearms Officers and Counter Terrorist Specialised Firearms Officers. At this time the forecast is for Devon & Cornwall Police however, Avon & Somerset Police, Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire Police are named Forces that may elect to purchase via this contract. This procurement will be divided up into Lots Lot 1 - Large Modular Ballistic Shield Lot 2 - Small Individual Ballistic Shield

Timeline

Completed: Award date2 May 2025
Completed: Award published6 May 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date1 May 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Devon & Cornwall Police is a blue light force serving Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and buys through a shared regional procurement team. The Southwest Police Procurement Department runs strategic sourcing above a set contract value across four forces, Devon & Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Suppliers register for tender opportunities through the force's own tenders portal. Purchases below that threshold stay with each force's local procurement team. A joint Senior Category Buyer role spans both Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police. Category specialists work toward Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply accreditation.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Devon & Cornwall Police's contract awards have been in software and information systems, public administration and defence and fuel and energy.

Relevant CPV codes

35000000 · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
35200000 · Police equipment

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@devon-cornwall-police.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@devon-cornwall-police.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@devon-cornwall-police.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@devon-cornwall-police.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@devon-cornwall-police.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@devon-cornwall-police.gov