Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Feb 2025, 15:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG21)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 24 Jul 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 2 year contract with 3 option years using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Colt Canada Corporation.

On the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Colt Canada Corporation.

Colt Manufacturing is the manufacturer and have appointed Colt Canada Corporation as the sole distributor of spares in the UK which support C8 Platform components. Colt Canada Corporation have been granted the rights from Colt Manufacturing 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: Rifles

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a…Awarded

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 2 year with 3 option years 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 Colt Canada Corporation.

On the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Colt Canada Corporation.

Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as Agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. In the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.

CPV: 35321200

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-240815B01

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: 2 Years with 3 Option Years

35321200 Rifles

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Feb 2025, 15:21 GMT
Last source update: 29 Jul 2025, 07:30 BST
Authority reference: IRM24/7683
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043661
Classification (CPV): Rifles
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e42a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450).
Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons.
This is because Colt Canada Corporation is the only Contractor with significant niche expertise, technical ‘know-how’ and acquired specific experience to source quality spares and manage the supply chain / delivery process for this requirement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 24 Jul 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares
Signed
24 Jul 2025
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares
Signed
11 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Building B15, MoD Donnington, Telford, West Midlands, TF2 8JTContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Colt Canada CorporationFramework contractor 1036 Wilson Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario, Ontario, CA, N2C 1J3
Colt Canada CorporationFramework contractor 1036 Wilson Avenue Kitchener, Ontario, CA, N2C 1J3

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.