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
- Value
- £1,644,334.52
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Electronic and electrical spare parts for military vehicles (CPV 35422000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Dec 2025
- Published18 Mar 2026Published 104 days after the contract date
Description
The Secretary of State for Defence has award a Contract for the design, manufacture and supply of CRARRV Brake Light Kits. This was a direct award contract to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Limited in accordance with regulation 16 (1) (a) (ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
About the supplier
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00414948).