715726466 Viking Combined Support Contract - UK5 Transparency Notice
Defence Equipment and SupportEstimated Value
Up to £4,500,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
28 October 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £4,500,000
- Published
- 28 October 2026
- Location
- South West
- Type
- direct procedure
- Contract ends
- 2 February 2031 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Leonardo (UK) Ltd, current contract ends May 2031
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Overview
The Authority intends to modify the existing Viking Customer Support Contract (CSC) to include support and supply arrangements with O.F. Mossberg & Sons Inc. The Authority placed a Combined Support Contract to support the in-service fleet of Glock weapons and supporting ancillaries, in order to ensure they met their enduring and future capability needs across the UK Armed Forces Commands. This Transparency Notice signals the Authority's intention to amend this Contract.
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Award Details
Viking Arms Ltd
£4,500,000
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Leonardo (UK) Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 30 Oct 2026ends 14 May 2031£180m
total awarded
- 2
Thales UK Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 4 Sept 2026ends 31 Aug 2034£30m
total awarded
- 3
BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 27 Aug 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£10m
total awarded
- 4
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
£2bn
total awarded
- 5
NP Aerospace Limited
£33m
total awarded
Leonardo (UK) Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Defence Equipment and SupportKey Dates
Published
28 October 2026
Submission deadline
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