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title: "704395456 FTL-SS-VTN"
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# 704395456 FTL-SS-VTN

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/704395456-ftl-ss-vtn-ocds-h6vhtk-034c79). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "704395456 FTL-SS-VTN". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Telescopic sights
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034c79`

## 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/704395456-ftl-ss-vtn-ocds-h6vhtk-034c79#tl-md)

## Description
The Dismounted Close Combat programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a five-year contract with Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited (TA – Edgar Brothers) for the procurement of a Fused Target Locator (FTL) capability, with an initial procurement of 36 FTL systems at an estimated value of £6,000,000 and scope to procure additional FTL systems and increase the contract up to a value of £191,000,000 Ex VAT if required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Dismounted Close Combat programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a five-year contract with Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited (TA – Edgar Brothers) for the procurement of a Fused Target Locator (FTL) capability, with an ini...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 704395456 FTL-SS (active)
  - Award id: `017875-2022-704395456-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00576493`
  - Value: £191,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 704395456 FTL-SS (active)
  - Signed Value: £191,000,000
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017875-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-30T11:07:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:58:24.451Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034c79