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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Procurement of LW30-UK5

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:17.

Opportunity overview

The procurement of LW30 ammunition.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Northrop Grumman International inc.

No match
Published award value
£50m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PZTJ-2919-VRZL
Location
Plymouth, MN, US, 55442, United States

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1c1
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Defence General Munitions (DGM) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), has a requirement for LW30 ammunition and intends to award up to an 8 Year contract to Northrop Grumman (NG) via the direct award procedure in accordance with the procurement Act 2023 (PA23). The estimated total value of the proposed award is £50m ex-VAT (£60m inclusive of VAT). It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a Tender notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the PA23 for technical reasons. This is on the basis that NG have the rights to manufacture LW30 ammunition on licence from the US Department of Defence. NG are approved by the US DOD to manufacture LW30 ammunition for use in the Apache M230 Cannon. Only Rounds manufactured in accordance with the US DOD Design Authority can be used on the Apache Platform. UK MOD must utilise US DOD Endorsed companies when procuring UK Ammunition stores to ensure compatibility with the Apache platform. Compatibility with current in-service weapon systems is paramount and NG have the technical knowledge, expertise and legal rights to manufacture these Rounds.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
Name
Defence Equipment and Support

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PZTJ-2919-VRZL
Name
Northrop Grumman International inc.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Country
US
Locality
Plymouth, MN
Postal Code
55442
Country Name
United States
Street Address
4700 Nathan Ln

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PZTJ-2919-VRZL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35330000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ammunition

Value

Amount
50,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000,000

Options

Description
Option years shall be included.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067540-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 14:53

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZTJ-2919-VRZL
Name
Northrop Grumman International inc.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Jul 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
2 Jul 2034, 23:59
Starts
2 Jul 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d1c1-2025-10-22T14:53:03+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·