Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Artillery & Armoured Vehicle Weapon Systems Components
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems (GCS)
International Ltd for the provision of Military Vehicle Spares for a period of 7 years. The estimated total
contract value is not to exceed £10,400,000.00.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender.
Babcock Land Defence Limited is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier BAE
Systems, GCS International Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1AF.
Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as Agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. In the first instance
interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
CPV: Military vehicles and associated parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to BAE Systems, Global Combat…
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems (GCS) International Ltd for the provision of Military Vehicle Spares for a period of 7 years. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed £10,400,000.00.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Limited is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1AF.
Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as Agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. In the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
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
- “The Supply of Artillery & Armoured Vehicle Weapon Systems Components” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Oct 2024, 10:21 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 09:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030110- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a469Find 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
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems (GCS) International Ltd for the provision of Military Vehicle Spares for a period of 7 years. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed £10,400,000.00.
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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. The contractor deliverables to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd because only BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd has significant niche expertise, knowledge, and acquired specific experience to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Limited is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1AF.
Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as Agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. In the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 09:26 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | Text3 | The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems (GCS) International Ltd for the provision of Military Vehicle Spares for a period of 7 years. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed £10,400,000.00. In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697), this procurement … | The Ministry of Defence proposed to award a contract to BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems (GCS) International Ltd for the provision of Military Vehicle Spares for a period of 7 years. The estimated total contract value was not to exceed £10,400,000.00. Having reviewed the procurement, a decision has been made to cancel this activity against this requirement. This notice announces the abandonment … |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
The Supply of Artillery & Armoured Vehicle Weapon Systems Components
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- £10,400,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- BAE Systems GCS International LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.