Report Summary
Issued 7 August 2025, this FOI response advises that information on the procurement and operational status of armoured vehicles is not held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that Police Scotland may hold information.
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Request
Your request for information dated 6 August 2025 is copied below.
I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide information held by your force regarding the procurement and use of Plasan Sandcat Tigris armoured vehicles (including any variant referred to as “Sandcat”).
Procurement activity (October 2023 – present)
a) The number of Sandcat Tigris (or Sandcat variant) vehicles ordered.
b) The number of such vehicles delivered and currently held by the force.
c) Please confirm explicitly if no such vehicles have been ordered, delivered, or are planned for purchase.
Operational status
a) Of any vehicles acquired, how many are available for deployment?
b) How many are not available for deployment (for example, undergoing modifications, repair, or awaiting approval)?
If you consider releasing this information to be exempt under Section 31 (Law Enforcement) or any other FOIA exemption, please still release all other requested information and provide your reasoning and the outcome of the public interest test.
Financial expenditure
The total cost (including VAT and any associated modifications, fittings, or logistics) for all Sandcat Tigris (or Sandcat variant) vehicles purchased in the above period.
If vehicles were ordered but payment is not yet complete, please confirm the current status of payments.
Supplier/ procurement route
a) For each purchase, please confirm whether it was made directly from Plasan Sasa Ltd or via the UK distributor Ricardo UK Ltd.
b) If supplier details are considered exempt under Section 43 (commercial interests) or Section 31 (law enforcement), please still release all other requested information and explain the exemption applied, including the public interest test outcome.
