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BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)

Published
Published 9 May 2025
Deadline
Closed 28 July 2025

Overview

Police Digital Service has awarded a contract to Palantir Technologies UK Ltd for £7.5 million to deliver the National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS), a replacement system enabling all 43 Police Forces in England & Wales to record firearms license grants, renewals, and revocations, and hold Home Office licensing information for explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. The contract may be extended to include Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland if required.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£14,166,667
Procedure
Open
Published
9 May 2025
Questions by
30 June 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsSoftware-related services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£7,500,000
Award date
20 May 2026
Contract period
31 October 2025 → 30 October 2030
Winner
  • PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    1 June 2026

    View notice ↗
  2. Tender Update

    1 July 2025

    View notice ↗
  3. Tender Update

    19 June 2025

    View notice ↗
  4. Tender Update

    20 May 2025

    View notice ↗
  5. Tender Update

    12 May 2025

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  6. Contract Notice

    9 May 2025

    View notice ↗

Contracting authority

  • POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE

    Buyer

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-COH: 08113293

    Authority website ↗
  • BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

    Procuring entity

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-COH: 12517649

    Authority website ↗
  • Police Digital Service

    Buyer

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PZRN-3375-DBRT

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Awarded: BLC0222 - National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS) — won by PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD. — Skim