Awarded contract

Shields for Response

Details

Buyer: Sussex Police
Supplier(s): Civil Defence Supply
Value: £37,638.83
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Police uniforms
Published: 1 October 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Purchase of 408 SH020 Standard Round Transparent Polycarbonate riot shields 660mm DIA 4MM thick plus carriage and packaging. Direct award has taken place under the YPO 001204 Framework agreement

Timeline

Completed: Award date21 August 2026
Completed: Award published1 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date21 August 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

Sussex Police buys as a blue light force through a joint procurement service shared with Surrey Police. This Joint Procurement Service advises both forces and their Police and Crime Commissioners on every tender. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Suppliers register free on the In-Tend portal, where day-to-day opportunities are published. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. National policing contracts increasingly route through BlueLight Commercial, formed in 2024 from the Police Digital Service's frameworks. Bidders are asked to submit a social value plan using BlueLight Commercial's NETpositive tool.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of Sussex Police's contract awards have been in office and computing equipment and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

35811200 · Police uniforms

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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