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Ministry of Defence · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:27.

Opportunity overview

The Dismounted Close Combat project team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract with LEI Ltd for Midlife Improvement / conversion of the UK Armed Forces in-service fleet of L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle to the L129A2 variant. This contract seeks to address obsolescence, availability of spares, and improvements to performance of the L129A1 rifle, resulting in the modified weapon becoming known as L129A2 variant. The contract shall include the additional procurement of the L129A2 variant to maintain the Total Fleet Requirement (TFR). It is not the Authority’s intention to increase the TFR or replace the current fleet with an alternative weapon system.

Awarded to

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Law Enforcement International Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Feb 2025
Award ID
007660-2025-712395451-1
Status
active
Location
St. Albans, AL4 0WA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50841000 — Repair and maintenance services of weapons
  • TED_SERVICE_CATEGORY_DEFENCE1 — Maintenance and repair services
  • CPV35321200 — Rifles

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
712395451
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
Explanation: In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450).  Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.  It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance Regulation 16 (1) (a) ii of the Defence Security and Public Contract Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons.  The Authority seeks to place a contract with LEI Ltd who has the technical knowledge, knowhow, skills, history of the weapons and tools necessary to address the requirements of the MLI. Only LEI ltd can Maintain and underwrite the associated Safety Case, technical documentation, the configuration management to avoid mixed fleet of the weapons without the Authority incurring an unacceptable level of risk and associated cost.

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
50841000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of weapons

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35321200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Rifles
Entry 2
Id
1
Scheme
TED_SERVICE_CATEGORY_DEFENCE
Description
Maintenance and repair services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_NEGOTIATED_PRIOR_CALL_COMPETITION
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
Entry 2
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
0

Delivery Location

Description
Law Enforcement International Ltd, PO Box 328, St Albans, Herts, AL4 0WA

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139609
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
bs34 8jh
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abbey Wood, Fir 1B

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Name
DESLESTSP-DCC-ComrclTeam@mod.gov.uk, attn: Sahauli Neena
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139610
Name
Law Enforcement International Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Locality
St. Albans
Postal Code
AL4 0WA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
P.O.Box 328

Identifier

Legal Name
Law Enforcement International Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-139611
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abbey Wood, FIR 1B

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
007660-2025-712395451-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
No

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139610
Name
Law Enforcement International Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007660-2025-712395451-1
Status
active
Award ID
007660-2025-712395451-1
Date Signed
7 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · bs34 8jh · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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