890944 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,802,9002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Nov 2023no call for competition

Awarded to KCSR Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Biathlon Rifles

CPV: Rifles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jul 2023, 23:07 BST
Last source update: 3 Jan 2024, 11:24 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-000097
Classification (CPV): Rifles
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ebe1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority requires these rifles as partial replacement for the current in-service fleet of 1827F Biathlon Rifles for use in the Army’s “Winter Games” competition.
The Authority is unable to accommodate weapons from an alternative supplier as this would result in goods being supplied which would have different technical characteristics to those already in service, effecting the interoperability of the rifles. This would result in technical difficulties with incompatibility between existing and new weapons and accessories.
KCSR Limited is the exclusive UK distributor for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the 1827F Biathlon Rifle. In these circumstances the Authority considers that competition is absent for technical reasons

Publisher note: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5cbb7cf-8b3e-4d75-84cc-63b6fc4b4ba8 - Contracts Finder Award Notice, including redacted contract.

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After
—	TextII.1.1	890944	708294450 - Biathlon Rifles
—	TextV.2.3	KCSR Ltd Bristol	KCSR Limited Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall Cornwall PL14 5BQ
—	TextV.2.4	£890,400	£890,944

Contracts Finder Notice & redacted Contract information can be found here. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5cbb7cf-8b3e-4d75-84cc-63b6fc4b4ba8

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,802,9002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 8 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KCSR LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared	£912,500 †	—	Awarded
KCSR LimitedSME	£890,400 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Biathlon Rifles · KCSR LimitedSME
Signed
8 Nov 2023
Value
£890,400
Status
active
Contract 022246-2023-1 · KCSR LimitedSME
Signed
31 Jul 2023
Value
£912,500
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Dismounted Close Combat (DCC)Review body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

KCSR LimitedAwarded supplier Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall, Cornwall, UK, PL14 5BQ
KCSR LtdAwarded supplier Bristol, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.