Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-09-14
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Armoured Vehicles Programmes — Artillery Systems Programme
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34142000: Lifting and handling vehicles | 35400000: Military vehicles and associated parts
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-10-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Military vehicles and associated parts. Crane and dumper trucks. To overcome obsolescence, support-ability and configuration issues, the Bulldog 4 (recovery variant) Valve Control Block has been re-engineered which has resulted in a requirement for Qty 50 modification kits and Qty 4 Valve blocks.
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