Procurement of Armour Plates - Surrogate Validation Trial

Descriptions

The Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has awarded a 1 year supplies contract for the procurement of LWA IV+ SA04 Armour Plates from NP Aerospace Ltd (NPA). This armour will be procured to conduct threat nature testing for the development of surrogate ammunition, with LWA IV+ SA04 specifically required due to the known response to the threat nature. This testing will be conducted by the Defence, Science, Technology Laboratories (DSTL). The Authority will be undertaking a Single Source Contract due to the "Technical or Exclusive Rights" held by NPA as the OEM and sole provider of this equipment. The estimated total contract value is £110,000 (inc VAT), below the DPSCR 2011 Threshold for goods. Therefore, a contracting authority is not required to publish a Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) or observe a mandatory standstill before awarding the contract.