Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 4 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of 40mm Grenades

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery listed: Netherlands (NL)Singapore (SG)UK

Published estimate£134,000,000≈ £27m / year · £160,800,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Aug 2025awarded 20 Mar 2026

Awarded to GTDS Europe B.V, ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering Pte. Ltd.2 awards

Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jan 2031 · up to 30 Jan 2033 with extensions · starts 31 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Competition for the Supply of 9 variants of 40mm High and Low Velocity Grenades

How the procedure runs: This Requirement will be procured in accordance with the competitive Flexible procedure and will include the following stages: Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - will be used to assess industries capabilities to meet the requirement and will be used to shortlist a number of suppliers who will be invited to Tender for this Requirement. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) - Suppliers shortlisted within Stage 1 will then be invited to submit a Tender for this requirement.

CPV: Grenades

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£134,000,000

Contract period: 31 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Jan 2033 with extensionsValue: £134,000,000 exc. VAT · £160,800,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 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. · 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.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tender

35331300 Grenades

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
Procurement Specific Questionnaire
shortlisting

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Most Advantagous Tender
Most Advantagous Tender
Most Advantagous Tender

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
Procurement Specific Questionnaire
shortlisting

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Jan 2026
Authority reference: DGM/2063
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-041770
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Grenades
Delivery area in notice: Netherlands (NL)Singapore (SG)UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0558cc Find a Tender

How it runs: This Requirement will be procured in accordance with the competitive Flexible procedure and will include the following stages:
Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - will be used to assess industries capabilities to meet the requirement and will be used to shortlist a number of suppliers who will be invited to Tender for this Requirement.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) - Suppliers shortlisted within Stage 1 will then be invited to submit a Tender for this requirement.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Requests to participate (first stage): 20 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission deadline: 20 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 13 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗

Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 23 Sept 2026 · 9 dates

Planning notice published
4 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
Next notice expected
18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
21 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
Clarification questions by
13 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission deadline
20 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Award decision expected by272 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts258 days ago
31 Jan 2026
Assessment summaries sent210 days ago
20 Mar 2026
Latest notice published23 days ago
23 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025

Pipeline notice published
4 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
UK1
Pipeline notice published
8 Jul 2025, 15:41 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
21 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
21 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
Procurement method changed
21 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
Contract award notice published
11 Jun 2026, 14:12 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Jun 2026, 14:12 BST
Contract award notice published
25 Jun 2026, 12:07 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

The title of the pipeiline notice has been changed to reflect the requirement more clearly.

Routine re-releases (6)

2025-07: 3 releases · 4 Jul 2025, 21 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £65,840,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Named bidders 4published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GTDS Europe B.V, ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering Pte. Ltd.joint award8 Jul 2026 – 7 Jul 2031Options: Option to purchase additional quantities of munitions · Amended: This Contract award notice has been updated to reflect the correct Prime Supplier. The Authority mistakenly published the Contract award notice stating GTDS Europe B.V had been awarded the contract when in fact GTDS Euope B.V are Authorised representatives of the Winning Tenderer ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD.	£65,840,000	20 Mar 2026	Awarded
ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering Pte. Ltd.	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

62179961 - DGM/2063 - Procurement of 40mm Grenades · ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering Pte. Ltd.
Signed
20 Mar 2026
Value
£65,840,000
Period
8 Jul 2026 – 8 Jul 2031
Status
active
Options
Option to purchase additional quantities of munitions while the contract is valid.
3 agreed KPIs: KPI1 - Delivery · KPI2 - Technical Data Deliverables · KPI3 - QPM Documentation
- KPI1 - Delivery, Delivery of munitions on time in accordance with the agreed delivery date stated in Schedule 2 – Schedule of Requirements or associated Munition Order form Pursuant to Clause 2.1.
- KPI2 - Technical Data Deliverables, Ammunition Data Pack and Defence Munitions Publication are updated and provided to the Authority by the Contractor within 30 days of notification of a change to the ammunition build standard.
- KPI3 - QPM Documentation, The Contractor shall deliver the following information 10 days prior to the QPM: - QPM Agenda - Previous QPM Minutes - Updated Annex I - Updated Annex F The Contractor shall deliver the following information within 10 days after the QPM: - QPM Meeting Minutes

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

did not winNIOA Nominees Pty Ltd · South West England
did not winIan Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd · North West England
wonGTDS Europe B.V + ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD · consortium

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded

GTDS Europe B.VAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNQZ-2366-CHHP GTDS Europe B.V, Weena 290, Rotterdam, NL, 3012 NJ, NLContact email
Ian Edgar (Liverpool) LtdBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PZNB-9586-ZTWM Heather Close, Lyme Green Business Park, Macclesfield, North West, SK110LR
NIOA Nominees Pty LtdBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PWWG-7554-WLWX Number One Welcome Building, Avon Street, Bristol, South West, BS20PS
ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering Pte. Ltd.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PQCZ-9481-QGTD 249 Jalan Boon Lay, Singapore, SG, 619523, SGContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF
Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: Any future documents will be issued to Suppliers via the DSP.
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsoctet-streamAuthority Project Specific Questionnaire for 40mm Grenades

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 12:07 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Jun 2026, 14:12 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender8 Jul 2025, 15:41 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender4 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST