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title: "The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares"
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# The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-c8-rifle-spares-ocds-h6vhtk-04e42a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Rifles
- **Delivery Location:** UKG21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e42a`

## 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/the-supply-of-c8-rifle-spares-ocds-h6vhtk-04e42a#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35321200
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** 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...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares (active)
  - Award id: `005905-2025-IRM24/7683-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Colt Canada Corporation**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138485`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares (active)
  - Award id: `043661-2025-IRM24/7683-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Colt Canada Corporation**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138485`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 23/07/2025

- **Contract:** The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 11/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043661-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-29T06:30:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:36:53.787Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e42a