Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of L129 Sharpshooter Rifle Spares
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBabcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (the "Authority"), has awarded an 8 Year Framework Agreement for the Supply of L129 Sharpshooter Rifle Spares.
All items within scope of this requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). The contract includes circa 136 NSNs and provided in accordance with CSIS Manufacturer's Part Number (MPN).
The contract has a total value of £4,500,000.00.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award).
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): The resulting contract will include specific KPIs related to:
- Delivery Performance (On Time Delivery)
- Non-Conforming Deliveries (NCDs)
- New Stores Rejects (NSRs)
The Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) code applicable:
35321200 - Rifles
It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in para 5 of Schedule 5 applies. Law Enforcement International Ltd have the exclusive rights as either the sole producer and distributor or as the authorised distributor and the Ministry of
Defence considers that there are no reasonable alternatives to these goods.
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (the "Authority"), will oversee contract compliance, and monitor performance throughout the contract lifecycle. The Contractor will ensure the articles delivered meet the Ministry of Defence's operational and strategic requirements.
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- 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
- 14 May 2026, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:54 BST
- Authority reference
IRM25/7710- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091273- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069867Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to Law Enforcement International Ltd for the supply of Sharpshooter Rifle Spares. The contract will be for a period of up to 8 years and have a value of up to £4.5M.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in para 5 of Schedule 5 applies. Law Enforcement International Ltd have the exclusive rights as either the sole producer and distributor or as the authorised distributor and the Ministry of Defence considers that there are no reasonable alternatives to these goods.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Limited is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier Law Enforcement International Ltd, P.O Box 328, St Albans, Herts AL14 0WA.
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, reserves the right that upon cessation of this contract, if required, a new contract for the supply of goods be awarded to the existing supplier in accordance with section 41(6) of the Procurement Act 2023 utilising Schedule 5 paragraphs 5 (a) & (b) if there are no changes to the sole production and distributor or authorised distributor rights of the required goods.
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.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Transparency notice published14 May 2026, 09:46 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published28 Sept 2026, 09:54 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law Enforcement International LtdSMEIRM25/7710 - The Supply of L129 Sharpshooter Rifle Spares21 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2034 | £4,500,000 | 22 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Law Enforcement International LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender