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Published 8 Dec 2025, 12:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Artillery 155mm Primers-UK4

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £1.7m / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2026
Contract term 1 yr 9 moends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 19 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Military off the shelf 155mm Artillery Primers (£3M)

  • No preliminary market engagement: A Planned Procurement Notice - UK3 was issued.

CPV: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yr 9 moPublished value£3,000,000
Contract period: 19 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr 9 mo) · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Purchase of propellent charge primers that must be compatible with the Archer Gun System and meet the following build standard - Primer, tubular RWS 2432426 specfication TL 376635. Overall quantity required 98,000. · Potential option years
35300000 Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • 60% Price/40% technical: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • 60% Price/40% technical
  • Technical
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
8 Dec 2025, 12:27 GMT
Last source update
8 Dec 2025, 12:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080570
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Defence Sourcing Portal www.contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Dec 2025 → 19 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published324 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 12:27 GMT
  2. Submission deadline181 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts132 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by131 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 12:27 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 email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender