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# 708257451 SWESS Light Battle Sight Framework 1st Entry Opportunity

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/708257451-swess-light-battle-sight-framework-1st-entry-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-03d7d1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "708257451 SWESS Light Battle Sight Framework 1st Entry Opportunity". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT. 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:** 15 November 2023 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Purchase, Telescopic sights
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d7d1`

## 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/708257451-swess-light-battle-sight-framework-1st-entry-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-03d7d1#tl-md)

## Description
The UK Army requires a ‘Close Quarter Battle’ (CQB) sighting system that can be used on the L7A2 General Purpose  Machine Gun (GPMG) to enable the Operator to view and engage targets in CQB scenarios with the weapon. This Capability will be brought into service through the Support Weapons Enhanced Sighting System (SWESS) Light-‘CQB’-Sight Project.
 This Framework Agreement will include Costed Options for additional Purchases of CQB's and through life support for the duration of the agreement.
As stated within the PIN this is a First Opportunity for New and Existing suppliers to tender their products for inclusion within the Existing SWESS Frameworks Quantity or scope: Orders placed against this Framework will be dependant on User requirement and funding. Should orders be placed against the framework the scope will include
procurement, costed options for the purchase of additional Night-Sights together with the through life support of the system across all economic operators under the Framework Agreement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 38633000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** In November 2022 the Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) Project Team awarded Framework Agreements for the following variants of sighting system for use on the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG):
SWESS Light Night Sight: Zero-light (thermal) sighting syste...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030532-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-16T17:30:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:23:55.242Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d7d1