Official UK procurement notice
Manufacture of Civilian Armoured Vehicles
Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManufacture of Civilian Armoured vehicles for deployment overseas to support diplomatic operational activities
CPV: Motor vehicles · Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Sept 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Apr 2025, 09:06 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Authority reference
XLYPA/103/25JM- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074527- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04faf8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The supplier has demonstrated it has the capability and capacity to provide the required specified vehicles within acceptable timescales to minimise the current risk to overseas personnel. Rapid deployment is required following changed suitability status of existing vehicles in a number of high risk locations. FCDO Services plans to release the formal tender for a new framework covering this type of good in November 2025 negating the need to direct award without competition in the future.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
1 Apr 2025 → 17 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Planning notice published1 Apr 2025, 09:06 BST
- Next notice expected2 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025- Pipeline notice published1 Apr 2025, 09:06 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2025, 13:47 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2025, 14:28 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 1 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Vehicle Engineering Ltd3 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | £950,000 | 21 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Manufacture of Civilian Armoured Vehicles · Babcock Vehicle Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2025
- Value
- £950,000
- Period
- 13 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPI's are not included in the suppliers terms
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- BABCOCK VEHICLE ENGINEERING LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender