Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition

Tender description

Ammunition for training and familiarisation. The Authority has a possible future requirement to procure the following amounts of Drill Rounds for use within training roles with the UK Armed Forces. First Delivery would be detailed in any contract. The potential contract will be dependant on the Drill Round won through competition. Financial Year Rounds Required. Financial Year 7.62mm Drill 0.338” Drill 9mm Drill 12.7mm Drill. 2017 / 2018 --- --- --- 2 880. 2018 / 2019 --- 2 000 5 000 ---. 2019 / 2020 20 000 --- --- 1 440. 2020 / 2021 --- 500 --- ---. 2021 / 2022 --- --- 5 000 1 440. It is the Authority’s intention to remove all forms of Cobalt from In-Service Rounds; as such, a Solution free of Cobalt, will be looked upon favourably. Should this requirement proceed, a Contract Notice will be published and you will be invited to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, which will be measured against selected criteria in terms of Commercial and Technical requirements. The Technical requirement will be base lined against the current in-service model and user requirements and include questions regarding: Climatic and Environment; System and Design Safety; Human Factors; Deployability; Training; Sustainment; Policy and Legal; Capability Resilience and Reliability. The weighting will be released within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to denote Key User Requirements, Mandatory, Priority 1 and Priority 2 requirements. Evidence will be required to demonstrate the ammunition can meet the Authority’s requirements set. Any additional trials the Authority require to be undertaken will require sample ammunition to be supplied at the contractor’s cost.