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IRM24/7683 - The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares CAN CF

Ministry of Defence

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence

Buyer Address: Building B15, MoD Donnington, Telford, TF2 8JT, England

Contact Name: Justyna Chmura

Contact Email: Justyna.Chmura@babcockinternational.com

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
4000000.0 GBP
Published
29 Jul 2025, 06:29
Deadline
16 Jul 2025, 15:00
Contract Start
23 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
23 Jul 2027, 22:59
Category
goods
CPV
35321200 - Rifles
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Colt Canada Corporation
Official Source
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Description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 2 Years with 3 Option Years contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Colt Canada Corporation. On the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Colt Canada Corporation. Colt Manufacturing is the manufacturer and have appointed Colt Canada Corporation as the sole distributor of spares in the UK which support C8 Platform components. Colt Canada Corporation have been granted the rights from Colt Manufacturing to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply and they do not share this knowledge/expertise with any third party.

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