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The Supply of L129 Sharpshooter Rifle Spares

Ministry of Defence · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 11:22.

Opportunity overview

Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (the "Authority"), has awarded an 8 Year Framework Agreement for the Supply of L129 Sharpshooter Rifle Spares. All items within scope of this requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). The contract includes circa 136 NSNs and provided in accordance with CSIS Manufacturer's Part Number (MPN). The contract has a total value of £4,500,000.00. Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award). Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): The resulting contract will include specific KPIs related to: - Delivery Performance (On Time Delivery) - Non-Conforming Deliveries (NCDs) - New Stores Rejects (NSRs) The Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) code applicable: 35321200 - Rifles It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in para 5 of Schedule 5 applies. Law Enforcement International Ltd have the exclusive rights as either the sole producer and distributor or as the authorised distributor and the Ministry of Defence considers that there are no reasonable alternatives to these goods. Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (the "Authority"), will oversee contract compliance, and monitor performance throughout the contract lifecycle. The Contractor will ensure the articles delivered meet the Ministry of Defence's operational and strategic requirements.

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.

Published award value
£4.5m
Awarded
21 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02010109
Location
St Albans, UKH23, AL4 0WA, United Kingdom

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
IRM25/7710
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Address

Street Address
B15 MOD Donnington
Locality
Telford
Postal Code
TF2 8JT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG21

Contact

Name
Christopher Evans

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Law Enforcement International LTD
Id
GB-COH-02010109

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02010109

Address

Street Address
P.O Box 328
Locality
St Albans
Postal Code
AL4 0WA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
IRM25/7710 - The Supply of L129 Sharpshooter Rifle Spares
Status
active
Date
22 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
35321200
Description
Rifles

Value

Including VAT
5,400,000
Amount
4,500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02010109
Name
Law Enforcement International LTD

Contract period

Starts
21 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
20 Oct 2034, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091273-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Sept 2026, 09:54
Format
text/html

Milestones

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Telford · UKG21 · TF2 8JT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 044226-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 091273-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·