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# 4000000.00

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b6a2

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has completed the procurement of Ajax Drill Rounds, classified under the CPV code 35300000 for Weapons, ammunition, and associated parts. The procurement process, which involved a total contract value of £4,000,000, was awarded to Lockheed Martin United Kingdom (LMUK). This contract, identified as 713289450, covers the purchase of 2700 Drill Rounds for Ajax Vehicles & Training Systems. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, as permitted under the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. The contract was signed on 14 November 2024, and delivery will be within the UK region.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses involved in the defence sector, particularly those specialising in equipment manufacturing and supply. Firms with capabilities in producing military-grade components and meeting stringent Defence standards could benefit greatly. Additionally, businesses providing technical and logistical support for such equipment stand to gain, given the critical nature of these Drill Rounds to the MOD's Ajax programme. The requirement for compliant, tested, and qualified equipment opens doors for companies with a track record of innovation and high-quality, defence-grade production to collaborate and potentially secure future contracts with the MOD.

## Notice

Procurement of Ajax Drill Rounds

### Procurement Information

The Defence Equipment & Support Land Equipment Ajax Portfolio Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to award a single source contract for a total of 3 years to Lockheed Martin United Kingdom (LMUK) for the purchase of 2700 Drill Rounds for Ajax Vehicles & Training Systems. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for Technical Reasons. This is for the following reasons. LMUK have previously provided Drill Rounds to the Authority's Ajax Programme. The current LMUK Drill Rounds have been designed, tested and qualified to work in line with the required Ajax specification. Previous testing on alternative Drill Rounds has been conducted and various options have been deemed non-compliant to the Ajax specification. There are no other Drill Rounds available from alternative suppliers in the market that meet the Authority's requirements and are qualified for use. The requirement for Drill Rounds is on the Ajax Critical Path and is essential to the programme. Now that additional Ajax vehicles and Training Systems are in service the need for compliant Drill Rounds is critical. To adhere to requirements set out by the Authority's Future Soldier Integrated Review, Drill Rounds must be procured to ensure Ajax Vehicles & Training Systems are supported to maintain the schedule. The current LMUK Drill Rounds will allow the Authority to maintain the current specification reducing technical and operational risk, risk to the programme timeline and damage to equipment. It would also prevent additional delays and impacts on essential Ajax training requirements. Delays have already caused significant impacts to the Ajax programme historically. To design, test and qualify a new Drill Round now, even if this was possible, will introduce further delays to the Ajax programme which will not be tolerable. Consequently, even if an alternative supplier had the technical capability to produce a Drill Round suitable for use with the Ajax Vehicles & Training Systems and then have it successfully qualified for use, this would cause unacceptable and disproportionate time and cost impacts on the Ajax programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036962-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LMUK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

## Release History

- 15 Nov 2024 at 10:28 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036962-2024
- 15 Nov 2024 at 08:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036931-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk

## Provenance

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