Opportunity overview
Procurement of 9mm NATO Ball Ammunition
Classification
- CPV35330000 — Ammunition
Lots
- Lot 1£20m
Documents and notices
- Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:18.
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
- Id
- DGM/2070
- Status
- active
- Procurement Method
- selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main Procurement Category
- goods
- Above Threshold
- Yes
- Expression Of Interest Deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:00
Legal basis
- Id
- 2023/54
- Scheme
- UKPGA
Procedure
- Features
- This Requirement will be procured in accordance with the competitive Flexible procedure and will include the following stages: Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - will be used to assess industries capabilities to meet the requirement and will be used to shortlist a number of suppliers who will be invited to Tender for this Requirement. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) - Suppliers shortlisted within Stage 1 will then be invited to submit a Tender for this requirement.
Special regime
defenceSecurity
Submission terms
- Electronic Submission Policy
- allowed
Languages
en
Enquiry period
- Ends
- 5 Mar 2026, 16:00
Expected award period
- Ends
- 1 Jul 2026, 23:59
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
- Id
- 1
- Status
- active
- Has Renewal
- Yes
- Has Options
- Yes
Value
- Including VAT
- 22,000,000
- Amount
- 20,000,000
- Currency
- GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
- Type
- quality
- Name
- Technical
- Description
- This will assess the Tenderers technical capbilities and thier ability to meet the Authority's technical requirements for the ammunition.
Numbers
Entry 1
- Number
- 30
- Weight
- percentageExact
Criterion 2
- Type
- cost
- Name
- Cost
- Description
- This will assess the cost of the Tenderers proposal and will be assessed using a weighted value for money calculation utilising the total Tender cost.
Numbers
Entry 1
- Number
- 70
- Weight
- percentageExact
Second Stage
- Maximum Candidates
- 6
Selection criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
- Description
- A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to down-select 6 suppliers to be invited to tender.
- For Reduction
- Yes
Suitability
- Sme
- Yes
Contract period
- Starts
- 31 Jul 2026, 00:00
- Ends
- 30 Jul 2031, 23:59
- Max Extent Date
- 30 Jul 2034, 23:59
Renewal
- Description
- 3 optional years will be included in the contract which may be exercised by the Authority depending on user requirements.
Options
- Description
- There will be an option within the contract that if invoked by the Authority will allow the Authority to place orders for additional quantities of munitions in addition to the firm quantities that will be included at contract award.
Items and delivery
Item 1
- Id
- 1
- Related Lot
- 1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
- Scheme
- CPV
- Id
- 35330000
- Description
- Ammunition
Delivery locations
Entry 1
- Region
- UK
- Country
- GB
- Country Name
- United Kingdom
Published documents
Entry 1
- Id
- conflictOfInterest
- Document Type
- conflictOfInterest
- Description
- Not published
Entry 2
- Id
- future
- Document Type
- biddingDocuments
- Access Details
- all documentation relating to this procurement will be provided via the Defence Sourcing Platform.
Entry 3
- Id
- 011373-2026
- Document Type
- tenderNotice
- Notice Type
- UK4
- Description
- Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Published
- 9 Feb 2026, 13:34
- Format
- text/html
Buyer, suppliers and contacts
Organisation 1
- Name
- Defence Equipment and Support
- Id
- GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
Identifier
- Scheme
- GB-PPON
- Id
- PVRL-5831-GLMM
Address
- Street Address
- MOD Abbey Wood
- Locality
- Bristol
- Postal Code
- BS34 8JH
- Country
- GB
- Country Name
- United Kingdom
- Region
- UKK12
Contact
- Name
- Ryan Sullivan
Roles
buyer
Details
Classifications
Entry 1
- Scheme
- UK_CA_TYPE
- Id
- publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
- Description
- Public authority - central government
Recorded locations
- Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
- Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
- 1011363-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
- 2011373-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·