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title: "Procurement of No.12 Shearwires"
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# Procurement of No.12 Shearwires

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-no-12-shearwires-ocds-h6vhtk-02cfbd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Procurement of No.12 Shearwires". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £210,000. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £210,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
- **Delivery Location:** UKK11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cfbd`

## 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/procurement-of-no-12-shearwires-ocds-h6vhtk-02cfbd#tl-md)

## Description
The No.12 Shearwire is an Arming Lanyard that works in conjunction with the 40” Lanyard to enable the safe release of PWIV from the F35B internal bomb bay. The IGMR DT are looking to procure a quantity of 2000 No.12 Shear wires, within a 6-month period from placement of order. The intention from the IGMR DT is to procure an initial quantity of 1000, with a further two purchases of a quantity 500, no later than 30/04/22 and 31/07/22. The security classification of this requirement is Official Sensitive, with a cyber risk level of very low in accordance with DEFSTAN 05/138. The duration of this Contract will be for 1 year from Contract placement. The IGMR DT have estimated the Contract value of this requirement as £0.210M. This requirement will not be split into lots, due to the simplicity of this procurement. Also meaning that we will not be accepting variant bids. Additional information: IGMR ask that if you wish to express an interest in this procurement, that you do so to the following address; Hannah.Hawkins100@mod.gov.uk and Louise.Budd102@mod.gov.uk by Friday 27th August 2021.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018511-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-02T21:45:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:03:38.496Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cfbd