Official UK procurement notice
703437450, SWESS Light Inline Sight
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK Army requires an ‘In-Line’ sighting system that can be used on the L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) to enable the Operator to view and engage targets in all light conditions out to the range of the weapon. This Capability will be brought into service through the Support Weapons Enhanced Sighting System (SWESS) Light-‘In-Line’-Sight Project. This Framework Agreement will include Costed Options for additional Purchases of I-Line Sight and through life support for the duration of the agreement. Quantity or scope: The Initial procurement of 3 In-Line Sights per economic operator who are added to the Framework Agreement with costed options for the purchase of an additional In-Line Sights (maximum 1000) together with the through life support of the system across all economic operators under the Framework Agreement.
CPV: Purchase · Telescopic sights
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- … – … (5 yrs)
- Framework value
- £20,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
- Economic & financial standing
As stated within the DPQQ
Minimum: As stated within the DPQQ - Economic & financial standing
As stated within the DPQQ
Minimum: As stated within the DPQQ - Technical & professional ability
As stated within the DPQQ
Minimum: As stated within the DPQQ - Technical & professional ability
As stated within the DPQQ
Minimum: As stated within the DPQQ
- “703437450, SWESS Light Inline Sight” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Mar 2022, 11:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2022, 11:54 GMT
- Authority reference
703437450- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007979- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0325c5Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 May 2022, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Mar 2022 → 2 May 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published24 Mar 2022, 11:54 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 May 2022, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.