AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
FCDO Services published a contract award notice for the purchase of civilian armoured vehicles and spare parts. The award names Babcock Land Defence Limited and has a gross value of £989,364.05.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with an award decision dated 8 October 2026. A future signature date of 15 October 2026 is scheduled, so the supplied data does not confirm that the call-off contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a selective, non-competitive call-off under a framework for specialist vehicle goods and parts, valued at £989,364.05.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 989364.05 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 lists supplier GB-COH-09329025. Supplier verification matches company number 09329025 to BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095574-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender XLYPA/004/25FW-01 has status "complete".
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature scheduled for 15 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-15; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£989,364.05 gross
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Award 1 value states amountGross 989364.05, amount 989364.05, currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice 095574-2026 was published at 2026-10-09T11:33:09+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is recorded for 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.
Initial contract period
98% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-15 and endDate is 2034-03-31.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence31 March 2036
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2036-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of civilian armoured vehicles and spare parts
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The tender title and description state "Purchase of Civilian Armoured Vehicles" and "Purchase of Civilian Armoured Vehicles and spare parts".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the lot is marked complete.
Classifications
99% confidenceMotor vehicles (CPV 34100000); parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines (CPV 34300000)
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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Award under framework".
Competitive flag
99% confidenceNon-competitive
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Tender competitive is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05ec33
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The related process identifies framework ocid ocds-h6vhtk-05ec33.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to two years at the customer's sole discretion
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The renewal description permits an extension of up to two years beyond the initial term.
Maximum term end
98% confidence31 March 2036
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Award 1 maxExtentDate is 2036-03-31.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed through an existing framework rather than an open competition.
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The notice records an award under framework, a selective procedure and competitive=false.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published £989,364.05 award value is attributable to the single named award and supplier; no separate lot value or pricing breakdown is published.
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Award 1 has one supplier and value £989,364.05; lot 1 has no value and no pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and commencement evidence
99% confidenceThe record contains a scheduled future signature date and a stated contract-period start date, but does not explicitly confirm signature or actual commencement.
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Milestone is futureSignatureDate with status scheduled for 15 October 2026; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Published commercial detail
99% confidenceLot value, pricing breakdown, bid count, tender dates, evaluation detail and contract documents are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company-number match to BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED.
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Verified company number 09329025 and verified company name BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED are supplied; match method is company_number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not explicitly confirm that the call-off contract has been signed or commenced; it only records a scheduled signature date and stated contract-period dates.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot-level value, pricing breakdown, bidder count, tender timetable, evaluation results, award rationale and contract documents.
- The notice does not provide a title or description for lot 1 beyond the overall procurement description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDO ServicesBabcock Land Defence Limitedcivilian armoured vehiclesvehicle spare partsframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED, verified against company number 09329025.
What is the award value?
The published gross value for Award 1 is £989,364.05.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 15 October 2026.
How long could the arrangement run?
The initial period is stated as ending on 31 March 2034, with a discretionary extension of up to two years and a maximum possible end date of 31 March 2036.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.