Published date: 29 July 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 August 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Test and evaluation of firearms and ammunition - 73432000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

tender_313002/1093299

Published date

29 July 2022

Closing date

12 August 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Excluded Procurement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has a requirement to conduct a programme of environmental and mechanical testing on a new version of the Attenuating Energy Projectile (AEP) impact round.
The start of this work will need to coincide with the production of new AEP rounds which is planned to be ready January 2023.
This procurement will be undertaken via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) and is to be completed in two-stages. In order to express an interest, interested suppliers are invited to complete the qualification questions associated with this project.

Link to DSP: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54569

More information

Links

Additional text

This procurement is being managed via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP). In order to express an interest, potential suppliers will need to register for a DSP account, navigate to the project and complete the relevant qualification questions.
Registration in DSP is free of charge.

About the buyer

Address

Dstl Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
England

Email

scarlisle@dstl.gov.uk

Website

www.contracts.mod.uk