Official UK procurement notice
712395451 - MID LIFE IMPROVEMENT OF L129A1 (Sharpshooter rifle)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority intends to award a contract to LEI Ltd for Midlife Improvement / conversion of the UK Armed Forces in-service fleet of L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle to the L129A2 variant.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of firearms and ammunition
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2024, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2024, 15:13 BST
- Authority reference
712395451 - MID LIFE IMPROVEMENT OF L129A1 (Sharpshooter rifle)- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023788- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0485f5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance Regulation 16 (1) (a) ii of the Defence Security and Public Contract Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons.
The Authority seeks to place a contract with LEI Ltd who has the technical knowledge, knowhow, skills, history of the weapons and tools necessary to address the requirements of the MLI. Only LEI ltd can Maintain and underwrite the associated Safety Case, technical documentation, the configuration management to avoid mixed fleet of the weapons without the Authority incurring an unacceptable level of risk and associated cost.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law Enforcement International LtdSMEMID LIFE IMPROVEMENT OF L129A1 (Sharpshooter rifle)Subcontracting: declared | £20,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MID LIFE IMPROVEMENT OF L129A1 (Sharpshooter rifle) · Law Enforcement International LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2024
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DE&SReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Law Enforcement International LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.