United Kingdom-Bristol: 144000
Details
| Contract Title: | United Kingdom-Bristol: 144000 |
| Published Date: | Feb 16, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Award (VoluntaryExAnteTransparencyNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
The 13 Pounder is a ceremonial gun and carries out 18 musical drives and Royal Salutes annually. They are used as part of the enduring OP BRIDGE (a Royal death and funeral ceremony) and carry significant Royal and Government interest. The 13pdr is over 100 years old having entered service in 1904 as a horse drawn artillery piece and was first issued in 1946 as a saluting gun to the then Riding Troop, later renamed as The King’s Troop RHA (Royal Horse Artillery). Its principal function being t...