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National Armament Director Group
Project GRAYBURN
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £1,666,666,667Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Ministry of Defence (National Armaments Director group) will be holding an Industry Day in relation to Project GRAYBURN, which is considering the future replacement of the SA80 family of weapons and the provision of associated small-arms capability for UK Defence.
The Authority is at an early stage of developing the requirement and is using this engagement to inform its understanding of the market and potential delivery approaches. The scope and approach to any future procurement remain subject to further development and approval.
The potential scope, value and contract term are currently being developed and will be informed by this market engagement activity.
This notice does not constitute a call for competition, an invitation to tender or a commitment by the Authority to commence a procurement. The Authority has not selected a preferred procurement route, delivery model, supplier, product or contractual structure.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 35321200
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 13 Jan 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 13 January 2026.
Release 002873-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 23 Oct 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 23 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 100573-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
About this notice
08/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-060525
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Sat 24 Oct 2026, 07:09 BST
- Read at
- Sat 24 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST
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