Official UK procurement notice
Untitled procurement — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBabcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 3 year contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Accuracy International Ltd. On the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Accuracy International Ltd.
Accuracy International Ltd is the manufacturer and sole distributor of spares to support the components required to support the AS50 Sniper Rifle Weapon Platform. They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply and they do not share this knowledge/expertise with any third party
CPV: Purchase · Rifles
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 May 2024, 12:41 BST
- Last source update
- 30 May 2024, 12:41 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c5e
- Why no open competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 3 year contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Accuracy International Ltd. On the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Accuracy International Ltd. Accuracy International more…
Ltd is the manufacturer and sole distributor of spares to support the components required to support the AS50 Sniper Rifle Weapon Platform. They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply and they do not share this knowledge/expertise with any third party
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy International Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016876-2024-IRM23/7634-1 · Accuracy International Ltd
- Signed
- 9 May 2024
- Value
- £10,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated30 May 2024, 12:41 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Accuracy International LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.