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title: "Kinetic Impact Projectile"
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# Kinetic Impact Projectile

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kinetic-impact-projectile-ocds-h6vhtk-0347dc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Kinetic Impact Projectile". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ammunition, Development of firearms and ammunition, Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0347dc`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kinetic-impact-projectile-ocds-h6vhtk-0347dc#tl-md)

## Description
In 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35330000, 73422000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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.
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## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016695-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-17T13:35:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:29:08.678Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0347dc