Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Cook Defence Systems
- Value
- £125,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Military vehicles and associated parts (CPV 35400000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 035631-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Jun 2025
- Published27 Jun 2025Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
The Defence Equipment & Support Land Equipment Vehicle Support Team (VST), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a single source framework contract to Cook Defence Systems (CDS) for the provision of track for the VST managed Armoured Fighting Vehicle fleet for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further year (one-year option). Please note, Babcock Land Defence Limited (BLDL) is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
About the supplier
Cook Defence Systems: every public contract they have won.