Published date: 2 August 2024

Last edited date: 6 August 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 September 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telescopic sights - 38633000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_426710/1372468

Published date

2 August 2024

Closing date

11 September 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

2 January 2025

Contract end date

10 December 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

DE&S (Defence Equipment and Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence) intends to award a contract under DSCPR 2011 by means of competition, for the supply and through-life support of Boresight kits (Boresight and mandrils) for use on several weapon systems/calibres within LEOC (Land Equipment Operating Centre). The AJAX team (an LEOC team) are leading this project as they have a confirmed requirement of 295 Boresight kits with an initial requirement to obtain 50 Boresight kits within 4-6 months of contract award to meet AJAX's IOC (Initial Operating Capability).

This contract may also include options to allow other teams to purchase additional quantities in order to fulfil their own requirements in due course. The approximate total quantity of these optional buys is around 400 (these are best current estimates).

As the other team's requirements are not fully matured, we are unable to quote an exact contract value and duration. Therefore, we estimate the duration to be between 1-5 years, and the overall contract value to be between £2,000,000 - £5,000,000, but this will be dependent on the confirmed ranging and scaling of other teams.

A Cyber Risk Assessment (RAR-240516A05) has been completed for this project and it has been classed as 'Very Low'. Please review DEFSTAN 05-138 for further information on the control measures associated with this assessment to ensure bidders are able to comply.

You may express your interest in this requirement by completing the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) found at: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/16840507019078B3D197 .

The PQQ shall be assessed using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the Authority to down select to between three and five suppliers and Invite to Tender only those economic operators who successfully complete the PQQ.

More information

Additional text

Contract end date and duration are approximations as they are dependent on variable factors relating to follow-on purchase options of other teams wishing to utilise this contract when fulfilling their own requirements.

About the buyer

Contact name

Defence Equipment and Support

Address

MOD Abbey Wood, Filton. NH4. Elm 2b.
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

wayne.lee114@mod.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support