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
- Alford Technologies Limited
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Land mines (CPV 35331400)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Feb 2025
- Published16 Jan 2025Published 22 days before the contract date
Description
Army Commercial, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MoD"), intends to award a contract to Alford Technologies Ltd ("Alford"), to procure GLADIUS User Filled Off Route Mine systems. This will mitigate a current capability gap in Lethal Barriers (mines). This procurement directly increases lethality by providing a means for defensive actions, offensive ambush and sabotage. This equipment will be used to support training, capability development and to bolster NATO readiness and interoperability for operations. The contract is proposed to be entered into early 2025 and will have a duration of approximately 3 months, dependent upon production timelines. The contract has an estimated value of £1,000,000.00 (one million pounds) and will be placed as a Supply contract. Procurement of a user-filled mine system, identical to in-service systems, will minimise Defence Lines of Development (DLOD) impacts and align with the existing safety case for in-service systems. The GLADIUS system is in use…
About the supplier
Alford Technologies Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04981656).