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706392450 - Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight (ARILLS) 2

Telescopic sights
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "706392450 - Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight (ARILLS) 2". 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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Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
64.6% of reports have one bid
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Payment 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Published14 Nov 2023, 15:15 GMT
Last source update14 Nov 2023, 15:15 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationTelescopic sights
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0419b4
What is being bought
Previous VTN for Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight 2 was published in Jan23. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001869-2023
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Nov 2023, 15:15 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Nov 2023, 15:15 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    14 Nov 2023, 15:15 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The Dismounted Close Combat project team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a seven-year Framework Agreement with Qioptiq Limited for the continued procurement of the TALON Fused Weapon Sight - Image Intensifier / Thermal Imager under the Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight (ARILLS) capability. All future purchases will be subject to financial approval on a case-by-case basis. There will be no initial quantity from the outset. However, there is an estimated TFR of 10,000 TALON systems over the life of the framework, estimated at £120m ex VAT. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency.If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Nov 2023, 15:15 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · £120,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Qioptiq
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Contracts
Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight 2
£120,000,000 · signed 14 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5483
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIn accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI No.2019/697) this procurement shall be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450).  Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) and is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR for technical reasons. This is due to strict technical impracticality for any other economic operator other than Qioptiq to achieve the same technical requirements/output performance provided by the TALON system that offers a fused dual-channel sight and the interoperability, compatibility and commonality purposes that is required with the current TALON fleet as part of the ARILLS requirement. Qioptiq are the only economic operator that has the necessary know-how/access to information to manufacture and provide the TALON system, to meet the Authority's requirement. Qioptiq is the only economic operator that can meet the Authority's requirement to provide the TALON Fused Weapon Sight - Image Intensifier / Thermal Imager, for the assault rifle weapon system, that meets the Authority's bespoke needs. The Authority's critical technical capabilities as part of the ARILLS requirement can only be met by this unique TALON system, and the requirement therefore cannot be met by another economic operator.