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Government Expenditure on Police Firearms Ammunition

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.038544

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. The total expenditure on small arms ammunition (for example, but not limited to, 9mm, 5.56mm etc) every year from 2014 to 2024. Please provide the total expenditure per year.
2. What contracts were awarded using the delegated framework agreements (for values of call-off contracts below £500k), how many of them were there (the number per year is sufficient).
3. What contracts were awarded via tender under the Public Contract Regulations (2015), and where and when were these advertised.

I do not require the name or details of the suppliers chosen or any commercial details.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - The total expenditure on small arms ammunition (for example, but not limited to, 9mm, 5.56mm etc) every year from 2014 to 2024. Please provide the total expenditure per year.

2018 - £69K,
2019 - £262K,
2020 - £262K,
2021 - £307K,
2022 – £78K,
2023 – £419K,
2024 - £99K,
Please note there are no records before 2018.

Q2 - What contracts were awarded using the delegated framework agreements (for values of call-off contracts below £500k), how many of them were there (the number per year is sufficient).

14 contracts were awarded. These contracts related to training of ammunition such as 9mm, 5.56mm, 7.62, and other various contracts awarded to 6 providers.

5 contracts were awarded in 2019
1 contract was awarded in 2020
1 contract was awarded in 2022
6 contracts were awarded in 2023
1 contract was awarded in 2024

Q3 - What contracts were awarded via tender under the Public Contract Regulations (2015), and where and when were these advertised.

All contracts will have been advertised on Find a Tender and/or Contracts Finder. They included Operation Ammunition, Various Specialist Ammunition, and various training Ammunition contracts.