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
- Viking Arms Ltd SME
- Value
- £256,080.17
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Unmanned aerial vehicles (CPV 35613000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Mar 2025
- Published25 Mar 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
MoD has identified a requirement for the procurement of a modular aerial system that is portable, rapidly deployable, organic and simple to use, with the option of multiple payloads to provide enduring day and night tactical advantage. This equipment is necessary to train pilots for delivering a FPV STRIKE capability in Field Army and is appropriate for fitment of Anti-Tank, Anti-Personnel and Anti-Structure munitions.
About the supplier
Viking Arms Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00865793).