Official UK procurement notice
Kinetic Impact Projectile · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn accordance with the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials General Provision 2, HMG is under an obligation to “…develop a range of means as broad as possible and equip law enforcement officials with various types of weapons and ammunition that would allow for a differentiated use of force…”. In this overall context the authorities are seeking information on possible alternative kinetic impact projectile systems.
It is emphasised that this RFI should not be interpreted as meaning there are plans to discontinue the use of AEP. This is an information gathering exercise to support future direction and decision making in this area if suitable alternatives are identified.
CPV: Ammunition · Development of firearms and ammunition · Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request…Planned
The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market.
t is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
To request access to the RFI document please email [email protected] and request the RFI document related to Kinetic Impact Projectile. The document will then be sent for completion and should be returned to the same email address before the deadline of 6th July
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2022, 14:35 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2022, 14:35 BST
- Authority reference
Kinetic Impact Projectile- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016695- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0347dcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Jun 2022 → 1 Sept 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published17 Jun 2022, 14:35 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.