DGM/1910-Supply of Small Arms Ammunition

Direct awardDefence & security

Awarded value£15,000,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to NAMMO Raufoss AS2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract provides the UK MOD with 13 different types of Small Arms ammunition.

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: Norway (NO)

From the official record

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: The Defence General Munitions (DGM) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), has a requirement for ammunition delivery in April 2027 and intends to award a two-year contract extension to Nammo for the repeat procurement of the MODs portfolio of Small Arms ammunition. The estimated total value of the proposed award is £1.7m ex-VAT
Direct award is justified in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 for Technical Reasons.
This is on the basis that Nammo are the Original Equipment Manufacturers of the in-service natures which makes up the current stockpile and have satisfied MoD Standards for Safety and Suitability for Service. Nammo, have the technical knowledge and documentary evidence which is necessary for upholding the quality and safety standards required by the MoD to meet and therefore fulfil this requirement. Obtaining goods from another supplier could result in disproportional effort to evidence compatibility with existing weapon systems and create significant interoperability issues for a diverse range of weapon systems which this requirement supports.

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2026

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Awards 2

Awarded value £15,000,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NAMMO Raufoss ASSupply of Small Arms Ammunition19 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028	£15,000,000	29 Jul 2026	Awarded
NAMMO Raufoss AS	£15,000,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · NAMMO Raufoss AS
Signed
6 Aug 2026
Value
£15,000,000
Period
19 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Delivery on time
- Delivery on time, The contractor's performance shall be monitored and presented Quarterly in the format described in the Performance Report Template set out in the contract. This shall measure the Contractor's ability to deliver the goods set out in the contract on time, against the delivery schedule.

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

1 commercial party on the notice

Nammo Raufoss ASAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYRT-7621-VLQP Enggata 37, Raufoss, NO, 2830, NOContact email

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Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2026, 11:22 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender31 Mar 2026, 12:01 BST