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    ContractsNational Firearms Licensing Management System Replacement
    Awarded contract

    National Firearms Licensing Management System Replacement

    Awarded
    £7.5m
    Published 1 Jun 2026

    Opportunity to supply and deliver a replacement licensing management system for firearms and related substances across UK police forces.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 1 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £7.5m
    Published 1 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £7,500,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • PT
      PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    1 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    BlueLight Commercial Ltd, on behalf of Police Digital Services, is seeking a supplier to deliver a replacement National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS). The system will serve all 43 Police Forces in England and Wales, enabling them to record the grant, renewal, and revocation of firearms licenses. The platform will also maintain Home Office licensing information for explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. A single supplier will be responsible for full service delivery. The contract may be expanded to include Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at a later stage if required. Suppliers should be prepared to support a critical national system used across multiple police forces.

    Track record

    9 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE has awarded 9 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. BLUE CUBE SECURITY LIMITED2× · 22%
    2. SOFTCAT PLC2× · 22%
    3. BAYS CONSULTING LIMITED1× · 11%
    4. Influential Software Services1× · 11%
    5. FACULTY SCIENCE LIMITED1× · 11%
    6. BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED1× · 11%

    +1 more supplier

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-051018
    PD
    Buyer
    POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
    Sector
    IT & Software