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Published 22 May 2025, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

5.56mm & 9mm Marker Round Competition

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£65,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Jun 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2031 · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 31 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of 5.56mm & 9mm Marker Round

CPV: Ammunition

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 31 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 10:54 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 10:54 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024590
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Ammunition
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051cfc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 31 Dec 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 10:54 BST
  2. Tender notice expected118 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 64 days
    31 Dec 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 10:54 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender