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Published 22 May 2025, 11:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

9mm NATO Ball Ammunition Competition

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £4.0m / year · £22,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026
Next notice expected 31 Jul 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jul 2031 · up to 30 Jul 2034 with extensions · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of 9mm NATO Ball Ammunition

  • 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: Ammunition

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£20,000,000
Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Jul 2034 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £22,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: There will be an option within the contract that if invoked by the Authority will allow the Authority to place orders for additional quantities of munitions in addition to the firm quantities that will be included at contract award. · 3 optional years will be included in the contract which may be exercised by the Authority depending on user requirements.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tender
35330000 Ammunition
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to down-select 6 suppliers to be invited to tender.

    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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: This will assess the Tenderers technical capbilities and thier ability to meet the Authority's technical requirements for the ammunition.
  • Cost: This will assess the cost of the Tenderers proposal and will be assessed using a weighted value for money calculation utilising the total Tender cost.
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to down-select 6 suppliers to be invited to tender.

    shortlisting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
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
22 May 2025, 11:10 BST
Last source update
9 Feb 2026, 13:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
Authority reference
DGM/2070
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011363
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Ammunition
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d0a 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)
13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
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

22 May 2025 → 31 Jul 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 11:10 BST
  2. Tender notice published258 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by233 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline225 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by115 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts86 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Next notice expected85 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 11:10 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    9 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    9 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  5. Tender notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 13:34 GMT
    UK4

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

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: all documentation relating to this procurement will be provided via the Defence Sourcing Platform.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender