Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of 40mm Grenades
Notice Description
Competition for the Supply of 9 variants of 40mm High and Low Velocity Grenades
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: There will be options within the contract to purchase additional quantities of munitions above and beyond the original firm orders of munitions that will be included within the contract at Contract award.
Renewal: The Contract is for a duration of 5 years. Depending on user requirements and future capabilities there is a possibility the contract could be extended by a period of 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0558cc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041770-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
35331300 - Grenades
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £134,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £134,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Ryan Sullivan
- Contact Email
- ryan.sullivan111@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041770-2025
21st July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038325-2025
8th July 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037308-2025
4th July 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3281
Authority Project Specific Questionnaire for 40mm Grenades
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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