Department of Defence - Call for Tender to supply Designated Marksman Rifle/ Sniper Support Rifle and accessories.
Department of Defence
The Minister for Defence is seeking responses from economic operators through this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for the purchase of Designated Marksman Rifle/Sniper Support Rifle (DMR/SSR) to the Department of Defence, Ireland for use by the Irish Defence Forces. The requirement exists for the supply of up to 374 units. It is intended that the purchase arising from this competition shall be delivered DAP (Incoterms) Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Please note that: • tenderers must associate themselves with this Competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive clarifications and submit a tender response. This can only be done via login. • all responses must be submitted in a zipped file format. • the Contracting Authority are not in a position to answer queries marked confidential “
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-07-31. The procurement was published on 2024-06-17.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-17 | Contract notice |
| 2026-09-18 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2024-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Department of Defence - Call for Tender to supply Designated Marksman Rifle/ Sniper Support Rifle and accessories.
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Rifles 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Telescopic sights 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Maximum renewals: 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2009/81/EC
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-07-31 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per tender document
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in Tender documents
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Defence
Postal address: Station Road
Postal code: W12 AD93
Postal town: Newbridge
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: contracts@defence.ie 📧
Phone: 045452108 📞
URL: https://www.defence.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3797735 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3797735 🌏
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 118-361109 (2024-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Department of Defence - Call for Tender to supply Designated Marksman Rifle/ Sniper Support Rifle and accessories.
Short description:
The Minister for Defence is seeking responses from economic operators through this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for the purchase of Designated Marksman Rifle/Sniper Support Rifle (DMR/SSR) to the Department of Defence, Ireland for use by the Irish Defence Forces. The requirement exists for the supply of up to 374 units. It is intended that the purchase arising from this competition shall be delivered DAP (Incoterms) Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Please note that: • tenderers must associate themselves with this Competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive clarifications and submit a tender response. This can only be done via login. • all responses must be submitted in a zipped file format. • the Contracting Authority are not in a position to answer queries marked confidential “
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Products/services: Rifles 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Telescopic sights 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Maximum renewals: 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2009/81/EC
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-07-31 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per tender document
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in Tender documents
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Defence
Postal address: Station Road
Postal code: W12 AD93
Postal town: Newbridge
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: contracts@defence.ie 📧
Phone: 045452108 📞
URL: https://www.defence.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3797735 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3797735 🌏
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 118-361109 (2024-06-17)
Contract award notice (2026-09-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Duration: 5 years
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Meat
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: N?A
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-16 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Heckler and Koch GmbH
Postal code: 78727
Postal town: Oberndorf am Neckar
Region: Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 🏙️
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
E-mail: fabian.gielke@heckler-koch-de.com 📧
The winner is listed on a regulated market ✅
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare W12 AD93
Region: Mid-East 🏙️
E-mail: buildingpmb@defence.ie 📧
Phone: 045452000 📞
URL: www.defence.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.defence.ie 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 183-652012 (2026-09-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Duration: 5 years
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Meat
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: N?A
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
459244
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-16 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
000197273
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Heckler and Koch GmbH
Postal code: 78727
Postal town: Oberndorf am Neckar
Region: Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 🏙️
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
E-mail: fabian.gielke@heckler-koch-de.com 📧
The winner is listed on a regulated market ✅
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare W12 AD93
Region: Mid-East 🏙️
E-mail: buildingpmb@defence.ie 📧
Phone: 045452000 📞
URL: www.defence.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.defence.ie 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 183-652012 (2026-09-18)
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