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ClosedStage · contract

Ministry of Defence

IRM24/7683 - The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares CAN CF

Security & DefenceCPV 35321200
Value£4.0m
Deadline16 Jul 2025
Published29 Jul 2025
RegionWest Midlands
Timeline
Published 29 Jul 2025ClosedCloses 16 Jul 2025
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£4.0mtotal contract value
median £210k
this tender£0£17.6m

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The brief

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 2 Years 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.

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Colt Manufacturing is the manufacturer and have

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.

02

Colt Canada Corporation have been granted

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.

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