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    ContractsFirearms Make Safe Training for Border Force Personnel
    Awarded contract

    Firearms Make Safe Training for Border Force Personnel

    Awarded
    £133.7k
    Published 27 Oct 2026

    Specialist Firearms Make Safe Training delivery for Border Force staff to ensure safe identification, handling, and neutralization of firearms and related items in operational contexts.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 27 Oct 2026· 1 week agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £133.7k
    Published 27 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £133,729
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • RA
      ROYAL ARMOURIES TRADING AND ENTERPRISES LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 week ago.

    27 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Border Force seeks a qualified training provider to deliver specialist Firearms Make Safe Training tailored to operational requirements. The training must equip personnel with the knowledge, skills, and practical competence to safely identify, handle, and make safe firearms and related items encountered during border duties. The provider must supply specialist expertise, appropriate facilities, equipment, and structured learning outcomes. Training delivery should support operational safety, maintain staff competency and confidence, and enable personnel to respond appropriately to firearms in both controlled training and real operational environments. Suppliers should have demonstrated experience in firearms safety training, access to suitable training facilities, relevant equipment, and qualified instructors.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, HOME OFFICE has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. PFOA Training Services Limited1× · 17%
    2. ROYAL ARMOURIES TRADING AND ENTERPRISES LTD1× · 17%
    3. The Workforce Development Trust1× · 17%
    4. PSI Services (UK) Ltd1× · 17%
    5. The Rapid Results College Ltd T/as RRC International1× · 17%
    6. Sheffield Hallam University1× · 17%

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0790fa

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