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Procurement of 40mm Grenades

Defence Equipment and Support

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

23 Sep 2026 at 13:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

25 Jun 2026 at 12:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

11 Jun 2026 at 14:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

21 Jul 2025 at 16:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

08 Jul 2025 at 15:41

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

04 Jul 2025 at 09:54

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support procured nine variants of 40mm high- and low-velocity grenades for the UK defence requirement. This is a supply contract for grenades and associated ammunition, with delivery to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Singapore. The requirement is managed by Defence Equipment and Support, the Ministry of Defence organisation responsible for defence equipment and support. The awarded arrangement also includes options to purchase additional quantities of munitions. The procurement was structured as one lot, covering the grenade requirement rather than separate lots for different variants or locations.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering Pte. Ltd, with GTDS Europe B.V named as its authorised representative. The contract was signed on 20 March 2026. Its recorded value is £65.84 million excluding VAT (£82.3 million including VAT), for the period 8 July 2026 to 8 July 2031, with options to purchase additional munitions. The original procurement estimate was £134 million excluding VAT (£160.8 million including VAT). Defence Equipment and Support used a competitive flexible procedure: suppliers were assessed through a procurement-specific questionnaire and shortlisted for an invitation to tender. Three bids reached the final stage. The award basis was the most advantageous tender, assessed on cost, price and quality.

This award shows demand for a sizeable, multi-variant supply of 40mm high- and low-velocity grenades, with potential additional orders. A credible future competitor would need the manufacturing or supply-chain capability to provide several grenade variants and deliver munitions reliably across the UK, the Netherlands and Singapore. Performance also depends on maintaining current ammunition technical data and defence munitions publications, and providing the required documentation for quarterly project management meetings. The procurement used a two-stage competitive process, with a questionnaire assessing suppliers’ capabilities before shortlisted firms tendered. Three bids reached the final stage, and the selected offer was judged on cost, price and quality. The award involved a prime supplier and an authorised representative, with subcontracting arrangements recorded; suppliers able to coordinate international delivery and technical documentation would be well placed when this buyer next requires comparable munitions.

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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/090145-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

CPV Codes

35330000 - Ammunition

35331300 - Grenades

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£134,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£134,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£65,840,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£65,840,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
20 Mar 20267 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jul 2026 - 8 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Defence Equipment and Support
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

GTDS Europe B.V

ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD

Further Information

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