Stale Pre-tender

Air Dropped Weapons Disposal

Details

Topic
Bombs
Published
11 July 2024

Tender description

Specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search, Exploitation & Countermeasures (SEEC) Delivery Team (DT) are considering initiating the Air Dropped Weapons (ADW) Disposal programme. The programme consists of a total of 5 projects. The requirement is for the procurement and in-service support of COTS equipment for Projects 1 and 2 as set out below. Each contract is expected to have a duration of five years with options to extend by an additional two years. Projects 3-5 will be advertised in a subsequent PIN. Project 1: Remote Cased Entry o A mobile abrasive water jet cutting tool capable of piercing and cutting through a WWII munitions to enable removal of Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) without causing the target to High Order. (Approx qty 5) (Approx £8.8m) Project 2: Bespoke Low Order o A User Filled Container Charge system capable of penetrating WWII munition casings to allow for either mechanical breakup of the target or deflagration without causing the target to High Order. (Approx qty 100) (Approx 4.2m). **Please see link to full PIN including Early Market Engagement Activities and further information**

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published11 July 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 35333100 · Bombs

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