Ammunition tenders in the UK

We track 32 awarded ammunition contracts (CPV 3533*) in the UK. 9 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £2.0m, and half of awards fall between £120k and £11.0m (32 awards with a value). 11 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months9
Open tenders0
Median award£2.0m
Contracts tracked32

Contracts ending soonest (9 of 9)

ContractBuyerIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEndsRegion
Provision of Operational Ammunition - 5.56mm
Contracts Finder · CPV 35330000
The Metropolitan Police Federation GMK LIMITED £3.3m 20 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
London
Provision of Operational Ammunition - 9mm
Contracts Finder · CPV 35330000
Metropolitan Police Service GMK LIMITED £2.2m 20 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
London
The Supply of Ammunition
Contracts Finder · CPV 35330000
Yorkshire and Humber Police Procurement (Y&HPP) GMK Ltd £150k 20 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
Yorkshire and the Humber
Provision of Operational Ammunition - 7.62 mm
Contracts Finder · CPV 35330000
The Metropolitan Police Federation IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED £105k 22 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
London
DGM/1942 Procurement and Support of Artillery Fuzes
Contracts Finder · CPV 35331200
Ministry of Defence Junghens Microtec GmbH £38.9m 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South West
UTM Munitions
Find a Tender · CPV 35330000
Civil Nuclear Police Authority LELANTOS SOLUTIONS LTD £100k 22 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~22 Jan 2027
UK-wide
Rheinmetall 6 bang distraction device
Find a Tender · CPV 35330000
Civil Nuclear Police Authority IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED £37k 2 Nov 2027
re-tender likely from ~2 May 2027
UK-wide
Framework Agreement for the Repeat Procurement of Impact Rounds, Cannon ammunition, Rockets and Grenades framework
Find a Tender · CPV 35330000
Defence Equipment and Support Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH £184.7m 31 Mar 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027
South West
Disposals of Surplus and Out of Life Munitions
Contracts Finder · CPV 35330000
Ministry of Defence Individual / sole trader (name not shown) £19.7m 31 Mar 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027
South West

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By region

RegionContractsEnding in window
South West123
London83
North West20
Yorkshire and the Humber11
Scotland10
East Midlands10

Top buyers

BuyerContractsValue
Ministry of Defence10£575.2m
Defence Equipment and Support6£368.6m
Metropolitan Police Service4£7.6m
The Metropolitan Police Federation3£6.6m
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED2£20.0m
Civil Nuclear Police Authority2£137k
Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support, Type 31 Delivery Team1£11.0m
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire1£510k
Yorkshire and Humber Police Procurement (Y&HPP)1£150k
Lancashire Constabulary1£120k

Most frequent incumbents

SupplierContractsValue
GMK LIMITED4£6.1m
GMK Ltd3£8.6m
IAN EDGAR(LIVERPOOL)LIMITED3£652k
Primetake Limited3£515k
ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD2£131.7m
BANNER GROUP LIMITED2£20.0m
LYRECO UK LIMITED2£20.0m
ACS Technology Group Ltd2£20.0m
UK Laser Supplies Ltd2£20.0m
EPA Manufacturing Limited2£4.0m

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.