The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares
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Suppliers
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Lots
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Published
29 Jul 2025
Description
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 2 year contract with 3 option years 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.
Scope
- Reference
- IRM24/7683
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 35321200
- Contract locations
- West Midlands
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Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
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Other contracts from Ministry of Defence, DIO,
Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
Other contracts awarded to Colt Canada Corporation· 9
Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRM24/7683 - The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares CAN CF | contract | £4.0m | 29 Jul 2025 |
| The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares | contract | — | 19 Feb 2025 |
| IRM21/7563 - Supply of C8 Rifle Spares | contract | £1.0m | 21 Dec 2022 |
| contract | — | 21 Dec 2022 | |
| The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares | contract | — | 18 Nov 2021 |
| Combined Support Contract for C8 Rifles and Ancillaries | contract | — | 16 Mar 2021 |
| Combined Support Contract for C8 Rifles and Ancillaries | contract | £2.4m | 16 Mar 2021 |
| Combined Support Services for C8 Rifle and Ancillaries | contract | £4.5m | 16 May 2020 |
| Supply of C8 Rifle spares | contract | £2.0m | 09 Nov 2016 |