Supply of Ops Ammo - 5.56mm

Supply of Ops Ammo - 7.62mm

The Authority is seeking through this Procurement, Ammunition 7.62 x 35 mm calibre (300 BLK) Supersonic for operational use.

The primary objectives for Police Operational ammunition are:

• To minimise the danger to the innocent bystander through use of effective penetration and controlled expansion.
• To provide the Police Officer safety and efficiency through accuracy, reliability and consistent performance in all circumstances.
• To be of sufficient reliability and quality that an Officer has confidence that the ammunition will function when required.

All ammunition must meet the criteria as detailed in each Statement of Requirements and Specification documents as referenced in Invitation to Tender (ITT) Documents.

All Ammunition will be subject to MPS Ammunition Testing Methodology that is provide in ITT Documents. Testing will be conducted with the MPS Weapons systems (as detailed in weapons references) and MPS testing methods have been tailored to fit the scenarios to best fit our operating environment. This will be conducted as part of the ITT evaluation process. Additional information: There are Two (2) LOTS as detailed in the notice. The Authority will award to one (1) Bidder per LOT. All Bidders can submit tenders for any or all LOTs and can bid for multiple LOTS.

The MPS has provided within the Tender document estimated annual volumes. These are estimates based on historic spend and current requirements only.

The volumes are NOT guaranteed but just to give an indication of potential demand.

It should be noted, that the aim is that any framework agreement awarded via this tender will be open for other Participating Bodies to call off against.

Estimated volumes for potential other Participating Bodies are NOT presented in the ITT Documents. The estimated contract value range referenced in the Find a Tender notice has been inflated to accommodate estimated potential spend, should Participating Bodies use the Framework agreement.

The MPS and other UK police forces, emergency services, authorities and chief constables ("Participating Bodies") may wish to call off Goods from this framework on a non-exclusive basis. The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), as the Contracting Authority, is tendering for the supply of ammunition on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and other beneficiaries listed within this Notice, the Participating Bodies. The contract will also be open to be accessed by all the following contracting authorities (who may require one, several or all of the Lots); (43 Police Forces in England and Wales and Police Forces in Northern Ireland and Scotland) and the other agencies listed below; Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Bedfordshire Police, British Transport Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Cheshire Constabulary, City of London Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Cleveland Police, Cumbria Constabulary, Derbyshire Constabulary, Devon and Cornwall Police, Dorset Police, Durham Constabulary, Dyfed-Powys Police, Essex Police, Gloucestershire Constabulary, Greater Manchester Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Humberside Police, Kent Police, Lancashire Constabulary, Leicestershire Police, Lincolnshire Police, Merseyside Police, Ministry of Defence Police, National Crime Agency, Norfolk Constabulary, North Wales Police, Northamptonshire Police, Northumbria Police, North Yorkshire Police, Nottinghamshire Police, Police Service of Scotland, Police Scotland, Police Service of Northern Ireland, South Wales Police, South Yorkshire Police, Staffordshire Police, Suffolk Constabulary, Surrey Police, Sussex Police, Thames Valley Police, Warwickshire Police, West Mercia Police, West Midlands Police, West Yorkshire Police and Wiltshire Police, UK Border Agency, Home Office. List is taken from www.police.uk/forces/ ↗