Official UK procurement notice
Training Ammunition · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Metropolitan Police Service (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTraining Ammunition
5.56mm & frangible, 7.62mm & frangible and 9mm & frangible
CPV: Ammunition
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #15.56mm Training AmmunitionAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
Supply of Training Ammunition
Lot #27.62mm Training AmmunitionRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
7.62 x 35mm - not less than 105 gr, nor greater than 115gr, maximum Muzzle Velocity of 520 m/s and maximum Kinetic Energy of 645 Joules,
Frangible, TMJ 300BLK.
Lot #39mm Training AmmunitionRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
9 x 19mm - not less than 115gr, nor greater than 148gr.
Frangible,
TMJ.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Exact details of the requirement will be included in the Tender Pack, which is published on Coupa (supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events ↗)
Additional information will be available on the above mentioned address.
Electronic communication requires to use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge at
- “Training Ammunition” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Aug 2023, 11:06 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2025, 11:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
1147- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011296- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f7e8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
2 Oct 2023 → 26 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
- Notice published26 Mar 2025, 11:46 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2025, 11:46 GMT
- Buyer details updated26 Mar 2025, 11:46 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateEstimated total value, Lot 1 - 10,667,392. Lot 2 - 3,757,343. Lot 3 - 8,139,439 · II.1.5 | 2 Oct 2023 | 2 Oct 2023 | +0 d |
| — | DeadlineTime the event ends · IV.2.2 | 2 Oct 2023 | 2 Oct 2023 | +0 d |
The values of each lot have been miscalculated and now take into account the framework values
The closing date for submissions reverts back to original. 22 - 10 - 2023 @ 09:00
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-08: 1 release · 30 Aug 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
5.56mm (.223) Training Ammunition
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- £5,261,148
- Status
- active
7.62mm Training Ammunition
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- £1,021,304
- Status
- active
9mm Training Ammunition
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- £1,611,511
- Status
- active
9mm (Frangible) Training Ammuntion
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- £280,656
- Status
- active
5.56mm (Frangible) Training Ammuntion
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- £155,907
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 5.56mm Training Ammunition | 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- GMK LtdFramework contractor
- GMK LtdFramework contractor
- Highland Outdoors LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria