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title: "703437450, SWESS Light Inline Sight"
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# 703437450, SWESS Light Inline Sight

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/703437450-swess-light-inline-sight-ocds-h6vhtk-0325c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "703437450, SWESS Light Inline Sight". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £20,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 2 May 2022, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 May 2022 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Purchase, Telescopic sights
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0325c5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/703437450-swess-light-inline-sight-ocds-h6vhtk-0325c5#tl-md)

## Description
The 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.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007979-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-24T11:54:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:44:14.520Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0325c5