712395451- PROJECT PIVOT (MID LIFE IMPROVEMENT OF L129A1)
Estimated value
£20.0m
Awarded value
£20.0m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
03 Mar 2025
Description
The Dismounted Close Combat project team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, 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. This contract seeks to address obsolescence, availability of spares, and improvements to performance of the L129A1 rifle, resulting in the modified weapon becoming known as L129A2 variant. The contract shall include the additional procurement of the L129A2 variant to maintain the Total Fleet Requirement (TFR). It is not the Authority's intention to increase the TFR or replace the current fleet with an alternative weapon system.
Scope
- Reference
- tender_457702/1457636
- Total value
- £20,000,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 10 Feb 2025 to 09 Feb 2035
- CPV classifications
- 50841000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 07 Feb 2025, 11:59 pm
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£20.0m
Award date
07 Feb 2025
Contract start
10 Feb 2025
Contract end
09 Feb 2035
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 07 Feb 2025 · Contract period 10 Feb 2025 — 09 Feb 2035
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