Question follow-through · 128630
Prison Officers: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the tender for providing up to 10,000 sets of protective body armour for prison officers was made public, and if he will make a statement.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the tender for providing up to 10,000 sets of protective body armour for prison officers was made public, and if he will make a statement.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract to Safariland UK LTD for 6,250 sets of Body Armour for Prison Officers. The Ministry of Justice received two bids from suppliers and accepted one.This contract was tendered via a Bluelight Commercial Framewor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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