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Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) 0-50m Systems Framework for Policing

Home Office · Central government

In brief

Home Office has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £40,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 22 March 2027.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Express interest by
11:59pm, Friday 23 January 2026
Questions by
11:59pm, Friday 23 January 2026

This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 16 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £40,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

The aim of the procurement is to award a framework for the provision of Small Calibre Impact Launcher systems (SCILs) and Kinetic Impact Projectile systems (KIPs) to supplement existing Less Lethal Weapons capability across Policing. The two-lot framework is expected to be four years in term, with a total noncommittal ceiling value of £40m. Interested suppliers will be invited to submit one bid for one or both lots. The intention is to award two contracts per lot, with a total of four systems available for purchase by UK and NI Policing via a direct award procedure (two SCILs, two KIPs).

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Friday 23 January 2026.
  5. Register your interest before 11:59pm, Friday 23 January 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Small Calibre Impact Launcher System
22 March 2027 to 21 March 2031
What this lot covers

Small Calibre Impact Launcher System including ammunition and ancillary goods and services

—£20,000,000
Kinetic Impact Projectile System
22 March 2027 to 21 March 2031
What this lot covers

Kinetic Impact Projectile System and ammunition and ancillary goods and services

—£20,000,000

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 069774-2025
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 069780-2025

About the buyer

Home OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

214

Awards

121

Suppliers it has used most

All tenders and awards from Home Office

From notice 069774-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 30 October 2025, last updated 30 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.