BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)

POLICE DIGITAL SERVICEcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051018Procurement Act 2023closed for bids
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Estimated value

£14.2m

goods

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

12 May 2025

Deadline 30 Jun 2025

Description

This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by BlueLight Commercial (“BLC”) who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of a National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS). BLC will be tendering this requirement on behalf of Police Digital Services (“PDS”) for use by themselves and the Additional Authorities defined in the Terms and Conditions of the contract. The requirement will be tendered via a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Process, under the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”), with the intention of awarding a contract to a single supplier. The Contract Term shall be for an initial period of 5 years with options to extend up to a maximum of 10 years. Bidders must register on the Central Digital Platform (www.gov.uk/find-tender) and ensure that Core Supplier Information is up to date, downloaded and is submitted as part of the Bid submission (in downloaded file format) in order to be assessed against the Conditions of Participation.

Scope

Reference
BLC0222
Total value
£14,166,667 excluding VAT
£16,999,999 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Oct 2025 to 30 Oct 2030
Possible extension to 30 Oct 2035

The Contract Term shall be for an initial period of 5 years with options to extend up to a maximum of 10 years.

Main category
goods
CPV classifications
48000000
72260000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Simple descriptionAward Criteria: Stage 1 ITT Stage - ITT Technical Questions – 55% - Social Value – 10% - Price – 30% Award Criteria: Stage 2 – Demonstration 5% Further information has been provided within the tender documentation.price

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
23 Jun 2025, 4:00 pm
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 pm
Submission address
https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure