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701577419.1-4 Framework Agreement for the Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform

Rifles
Telescopic sights
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "701577419.1-4 Framework Agreement for the Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
64.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 249 active published awards; 99 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Sept 2023, 15:50 BST
Last source update6 Sept 2023, 15:50 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRifles, Telescopic sights
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ccab
What is being bought
An initial circa £15 million order of 1,620 AIW systems has been placed, with options to procure up to 10,000 systems – totalling circa £90 million - under the contract over the next decade. The systems will initially be fielded to the Army Special Operations Brigade (ASOB) who operate in complex, high threat environments.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Sept 2023, 15:50 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    6 Sept 2023, 15:50 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    6 Sept 2023, 15:50 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    24 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    24 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
  6. tender value changed
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  7. Status changed to published status
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to published date
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  11. Published value updated to £90,000,000
    26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  12. Status changed to active
    26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  13. Official notice release published
    26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  14. Submission deadline changed to 18 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
    26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  15. Buyer information updated
    26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) system - known as the L403A1 and procured by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) under Project HUNTER – is made up of a new assault rifle fitted with a muzzle signature reduction system and an improved optical sighting system. The AIW is a modern rifle using the latest in design technology and manufacturing methods, to produce an exceptionally reliable and accurate weapon. The magnified optic means the user is able to engage threats from greater distances; whilst the signature reduction system works to mask the AIW from detection from sight and hearing.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Sept 2023, 15:50 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £15,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
701577419.1-4-Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle
£15,000,000 · signed 14 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 13 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5483
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