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title: "Supply, Delivery and After Sales Support of 5.56mm Carbines"
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# Supply, Delivery and After Sales Support of 5.56mm Carbines

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-delivery-and-after-sales-support-of-5-56mm-carbines-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf9a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseyside Police - Procurement Department: "Supply, Delivery and After Sales Support of 5.56mm Carbines". Published status: active. Published Value: £480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Sept 2021, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Merseyside Police - Procurement Department](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-police-procurement-department-GB-FTS-66745)
- **Published Value:** £480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 September 2021 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-delivery-and-after-sales-support-of-5-56mm-carbines-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf9a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cf9a`

## 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/supply-delivery-and-after-sales-support-of-5-56mm-carbines-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf9a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D39053%26B%3DBLUELIGHT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-delivery-and-after-sales-support-of-5-56mm-carbines-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf9a#participate

## Description
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to invite bidders to bid for the supply, delivery and after-sales support for a 5.56mm Compact Carbine.
The initial purchase will be for one hundred eighty (180) weapons.  it is possible that single or small quantity ad hoc orders may be placed due to operational requirement or to replace damaged weapons etc.
The weapons will be used by the Merseyside’s Authorised firearms officers (AFO)
The contract will be awarded to a single service provider and will be for Merseyside Police only and will not be open to any other authorities.
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) has been issued by the Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside Police as the Contracting Authority for Merseyside Police.
AMENDMENT - The initial purchase number of weapons has now changed to 175 (11.1.4 and 11.2.4)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £480,000
- **Description:** The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to invite bidders to bid for the supply, delivery and after-sales support for a 5.56mm Compact Carbine.
The initial purchase will be for one hundred eighty (180) weapons.  it is possible that single o...
- **Contract Period:** 08/11/2021 to 07/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019182-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-09T10:53:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:02:24.697Z
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