Official UK procurement notice
715649450 - Electro-Optic Cameras - PMEN
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement - Supply of Electro-Optic Cameras, Accessories and Ancillaries
The Authority invites expressions of interest for inclusion in a Framework for the supply of electro-optic cameras operating across a specific set of ranges and accessories and ancillaries such as but not limited to batteries, tripods, laser pointers and viewing aides. We would kindly ask you to review the following and get in touch via the provided email address should you wish to participate.
Requirement 1: Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Electro-Optical Cameras.
The Authority is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) electro-optical cameras and camera accessories. The suite of cameras covering visible through to thermal wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum are required to address both short and long-range requirements. The cameras sought are to replace existing and new surveillance camera requirements with ‘best of breed’ COTS solutions and shall be purchased at intervals defined by operational demand through a Framework Agreement.
The suite of cameras must be sufficiently robust for worldwide deployment to enable identification of Subjects of Interest at range in urban and rural environments. The requirement for the COTS solutions offered shall be to employ the latest technologies in order to meet the demanding range of performance requirements needed.
The cameras must be able to transmit full motion video (FMV) over existing in-service bearers. Camera outputs must be capable of being viewed and stored on Open Standards platforms.
All cameras shall be subject to size, weight and power constraints which shall be defined in later correspondence. Efficient use of battery power shall be a strong consideration with the aim of reducing the deployed equipment logistics burden. All products offered must demonstrate high availability and reliability figures for deployment in harsh environments as a means of minimising operational disruption.
The cameras must have an in-service life of at least 5 years. Maintenance and support activity shall be covered in the Tasking Orders issued as part of the overall Framework.
Requirement 2: Accessories and ancillaries for the above requirement
The Authority may also seek to procure accessories and ancillaries for use with the Electro-Optical Cameras through the framework, parts such as but not limited to batteries, tripods, laser pointers and viewing aides maybe procured.
Interested parties are to confirm their interest in joining the framework by emailing [email protected] no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 17th November 2025. Following receipt of Expressions of Interest, interested parties shall be required to complete a detailed Procurement Specific Questionnaire which will be issued after the 17th November 2025 to assess each applicant’s suitability to participate in the framework.
CPV: Camera bodies · Camera lenses · Cameras · Digital cameras · Lasers · Security cameras
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
- “715649450 - Electro-Optic Cameras - PMEN” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2025, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 11:57 GMT
- Authority reference
715649450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073125- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac01Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published383 days ago9 Oct 2025, 16:20 BST
- Latest notice published349 days ago12 Nov 2025, 11:57 GMT
- Tender notice expected343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Expression of Interest
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Oct 2025, 16:20 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Oct 2025, 17:01 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Nov 2025, 10:56 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Nov 2025, 11:57 GMTUK2
Published amendments (3)
email for Expressions of Interest added
The Authority has decided to extend the PMEN period and postpone the release of the PSQ until Monday 17th November.
The Authority has decided to extend the PMEN period and postpone the release of the PSQ until Monday 17th November.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 9 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender