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Supply of Small Arms Ammunition and Auto Canon Ammunition Internal identifier: CPoA B PRJ.CAP.1269 2026
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- Public buyer
- European Defence Agency
Brussels - Place of performance
- 1050 Rue des Drapiers, 17-23, Brussels-Capital
not published: buyer's address - Form
- Framework agreement
Multi-year contract: the buyer places orders as needs arise. - Procedure
- Competitive negotiated procedure
You first submit an application; shortlisted candidates bid, then negotiate with the buyer. - Publication
- 11 June 2026
- Notice language
- English
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Description
Supply of NATO calibre Small Arms ammunition and Auto Canon ammunition, structured in 19 lots covering various NATO calibres (5.56mm×45; 7.62mm×51; 9mm×19; 12.7mm×99; and 30mm x 173) and types (inter alia Ball; Tracer; Armour Piercing; High Explosive Incendiary etc.). Each lot covers a specific calibre and type in either linked or unlinked formats, as specified hereunder. Additional Information: This procurement procedure is conducted in two stages.
In the first stage, economic operators interested in the framework contract(s) are invited to submit a request to participate, drafted in one of the official languages of the European Union. In the second stage, only candidates selected following the evaluation of the requests to participate will be invited to submit a tender. Any tender submitted by a natural or legal person that has not been invited to tender will be rejected.
Economic operators that possess the requisite financial capacity to perform the framework contract(s) in accordance with the applicable EU and/or national legislation, and as further specified under the Tendering Terms of the relevant Lot, may request to be invited to tender by submitting a request to participate in accordance with the following cumulative requirements: The request to participate template must be requested by email from EDA Procurement at JP@eda.europa.eu. The request shall clearly state in the subject the Internal identifier: CPoA B PRJ.CAP.1269 2026. The duly completed and signed request to participate must be submitted by email to EDA Procurement at JP@eda.europa.eu no later than 17 June 2026 at 15:00 (Brussels time).
The request must be accompanied by a duly completed and signed Legal Entity Form (available at: https://commission.europa.eu/publications/business-partners-legal-entities-and-bank-accounts_en). The submission of a request to participate does not constitute a guarantee of selection. All criteria, requirements, and conditions applicable to this procurement procedure will be set out in the procurement documents made available to invited candidates as part of the invitation to tender.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procedure at any time prior to the signature of the contract, without any obligation to compensate the candidates or tenderers.
19 lots
- Lot 1: 5.56mm x 45 NATO Ball
- Lot 2: 5.56mm x 45 Tracer
- Lot 3: 5.56mm x 45 Armour Piercing
- Lot 4: 5.56mm x 45 4 Ball 1 Tracer (4B 1T) Linked (M27 link)
- Lot 5: 7.62mm x 51 NATO Ball
- Lot 6: 7.62mm x 51 Tracer
- Lot 7: 7.62mm x 51 4 Ball 1 Tracer (4B 1T) Linked (M13 link)
- Lot 8: 9mm x 19 Ball
- Lot 9: 12.7mm x 99 Ball
- Lot 10: 12.7mm x 99 Tracer
- Lot 11: 12.7mm x 99 Armour Piercing Incendiary (API)
- Lot 12: 12.7mm x 99 4 Ball 1 Tracer (4B1T) Linked (M9 link)
- Lot 13: 12.7mm x 99 4 Armour Piercing incendiary 1 Armour Piercing Incendiary with Tracer (4API 1API-T) Linked (M9 link)
- Lot 14: 12.7mm x 99 4 Ball 1 Armour Piercing Incendiary with Tracer (4B 1API-T) Linked (M9 link)
- Lot 15: 30mm x 173 Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot- Tracer (APFSDS-T) Linked (M15 links)
- Lot 16: 30mm x 173 High Explosive Incendiary- Tracer (HEI-T)
- Lot 17: 30mm x 173 High Explosive Incendiary- Tracer Self Destruct (HEI-T (SD)) Linked (M15 links)
- Lot 18: 30mm x 173 Multi-Purpose Tracer Self Destruct (MP-T(SD)) Linked (M15 links)
- Lot 19: 30mm x 173 Semi Armour Piercing High Explosive Incendiary Tracer (SAPHEI-T)
CPV codes
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35331000
Winning prices for comparable contracts
- A quarter below
- €990,500
- Median
- €25,141,271
- A quarter above
- €166,169,443
Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 8 contracts in the same CPV group (3533…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.
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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 400993-2026.