Contract award · 25 Jun 2025

FR Tops & FR Trousers

Scottish Police Authority awarded “FR Tops & FR Trousers” to Viking Arms Ltd for £301k on 25 Jun 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionClothing & footwearScotland

Value £301k
WinnerViking Arms Ltd SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Police Authority · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Viking Arms Ltd SME
Value
£301,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Clothing & footwear · Special clothing and accessories (CPV 18400000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Jun 2025
  2. Published30 Jun 2025Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

FR Tops & FR Trousers

About the supplier

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
25 Jun 2025 Ilasco Ltd SME, Protective Wear Supplies Ltd SME £24,000

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