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DGM/2062 105mm Illumination Artillery Shells

Defence Equipment and Support

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

03 Aug 2026 at 12:26

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

11 Feb 2026 at 15:10

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

05 Feb 2026 at 09:35

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

04 Feb 2026 at 13:52

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support, the Ministry of Defence organisation responsible for acquiring defence equipment, sought the supply of 105mm illumination artillery shells. The requirement covers artillery ammunition delivered according to a delivery schedule. The buyer is based at MOD Abbey Wood in Bristol, and the contract concerns the supply of goods rather than services or construction works. This opportunity is therefore aimed at manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist defence suppliers with the capability to provide compliant 105mm illumination shells and support their delivery to the buyer’s requirements. Businesses focused on general ammunition, artillery systems or unrelated defence equipment would need to confirm that their products specifically meet this calibre and illumination-shell requirement.

The buyer reached the tender stage and invited offers through an above-threshold open procedure. Enquiries were due by 4 March 2026 at 23:59, and offers were due by 4 May 2026 at 23:59; electronic submission was allowed in English. The intended contract period was 1 September 2026 to 1 June 2028, with two further option years potentially extending it to 2 September 2030. The estimated value was £56 million excluding VAT, or £67.2 million including VAT. The single lot was evaluated under MAT, with 60% weighting for price and 40% for technical factors. The procurement was subsequently cancelled: the award was recorded as cancelled because no compliant bid was received.

This requirement suits established defence manufacturers and specialist ammunition suppliers able to produce or source 105mm illumination artillery shells to the buyer’s technical requirements. Suppliers need the production, quality-control and technical assurance capability to submit a compliant offer, since technical considerations represented 40% of the evaluation weighting and the recorded outcome was that no compliant bid was received. The delivery schedule also favours businesses with dependable manufacturing or supply-chain capacity, stock planning, secure handling arrangements and the ability to support deliveries over the core contract period and possible option years. Relevant artillery and ammunition experience would place suppliers in a stronger position, particularly where they can demonstrate reliable delivery of comparable defence products at scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DGM/2062 105mm Illumination Artillery Shells

Notice Description

Supply of 105mm Illum shells to be delivered via delivery schedule value PS56M

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: 2 contract years plus 2 option years.

Renewal: Option years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064705
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073132-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

35322000 - Artillery

35330000 - Ammunition

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£56,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
27 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Jun 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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