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AwardedUnited KingdomGoods£4,000,000

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

Published
Published 29 July 2025
Deadline
Closed 16 July 2025

Overview

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.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Awarded
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£4,000,000
Procedure
Limited
SME suitable
Yes
Published
29 July 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Rifles

Award outcome

Awarded value
£4,000,000
Award date
22 July 2025
Contract period
23 July 2025 → 23 July 2027
Winner
  • Colt Canada Corporation

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Award Notice

    29 July 2025

Contracting authority

  • Ministry of Defence

    Buyer

    Telford, United Kingdom

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Awarded: IRM24/7683 - The Supply of C8 Rifle Spares CAN CF — won by Colt Canada Corporation — Skim