# CF-AWARD-712540453 - Procurement of Armour Plates

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: NP Aerospace Ltd
- Award value: £110,000
- Tender value: £110,000
- Award date: 2 December 2024
- Published: 5 November 2025
- Contract start: 2 December 2024
- Contract end: 1 December 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 9d4e00bf-b8db-4705-833c-09946d3f2ea5-870909
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b4522b2-5fa0-49a8-821e-d54301cd0e63

## Description

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 \(NPA\)\. 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 standstill before awarding the contract\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d4e00bf-b8db-4705-833c-09946d3f2ea5-870909)