Challenger 2 Life Extension Project: Design Manufacture and In Service Support

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: West Midlands (UKG21)

Awarded value£670,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Upgrade Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. Addressing obsolescence, improving lethality and survivability performance.

CPV: Armoured military vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update: 7 May 2021, 22:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-010055
Classification (CPV): Armoured military vehicles
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02aeb8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract has been awarded under an exemption from Regulation 7(1)(a) of the DSPCR in conjunction with Article 346 (1)(a) TFEU.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £670,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rheinmetall BAE Systems LandChallenger 2 Life Extension Project: Design Manufacture and Initial In Service Support	£670,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Challenger 2 Life Extension Project: Design Manufacture and Initial In Service Support · Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land
Signed
30 Mar 2021
Value
£670,000,000
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 Elm 1a # 4140, MOD Abbey Wood,, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land LimitedAwarded supplier00414948 Hadley Castle Works, Telford, West Midlands, TF1 6QW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.