Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-22
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Weapons, Defence General Munitions (DGM) Project Team
Country: UK
Region: Bristol, City of
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35330000: Ammunition
Estimated value: 49000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-02-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Ammunition. The UK MOD has a potential requirement for the qualification and supply of 155mm smoke and/or illuminating ammunition which is Joint Ballistics Memorum of Understanding (JBMOU) compliant and of a technical rediness level of at least 7.
1. Production of an Integrated Test, Evaluation & Acceptance Plan (ITEAP) aligned to the SRD, to be agreed by the Authiority, which specifies all Acceptance activities in order for the Authority to accept the 155mm Smoke and Illuminating ammunition as ‘safe and suitable for service’.
2. The provision of between 300 and 500 rounds of smoke and/or illuminating ammunition to test site to conduct the testing, to be delivered within 6 months of contract award.
4. Support Project Safety & Environmental processes in accordance with ‘JSP 520: Safety and Environmental Management of Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives’ over the equipment acquisition cycle.
5. Assuming successful completion of the qualification programme Supply of Qty 1,465 Illum rounds and 2 300 smoke rounds by June 2019.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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