Notice Information
Notice Title
Manufacture of Civilian Armoured Vehicles
Notice Description
Manufacture of Civilian Armoured vehicles for deployment overseas to support diplomatic operational activities
Procurement Information
The supplier has demonstrated it has the capability and capacity to provide the required specified vehicles within acceptable timescales to minimise the current risk to overseas personnel. Rapid deployment is required following changed suitability status of existing vehicles in a number of high risk locations. FCDO Services plans to release the formal tender for a new framework covering this type of good in November 2025 negating the need to direct award without competition in the future.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04faf8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074527-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34100000 - Motor vehicles
34114000 - Specialist vehicles
34300000 - Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 20 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Dec 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FCDO SERVICES
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- purchasingenquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK19 7BH
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
- Westminster Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074527-2025
17th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067136-2025
21st October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067107-2025
21st October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012121-2025
1st April 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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