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715679455-Project SHAMER - Sniper Weapon Capability

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support →

BuyerDefence Equipment and Support
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£20,000,000
Published7 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to conduct a competition for the procurement of a new Sniper Weapon capability with a potential value of up to £20M. The scope of the competition is expected to include, but not limited to, the following: a. Sniper Weapon Systems b. Ancillary Equipment (e.g., suppressors, bipods, and carrying systems) c. Through-Life Support and Maintenance Note: The system will utilise in-service ammunition and sighting solutions. In preparation for the publication of the UK 4 Tender Notice, any interested supplier must register on the Central Digital Platform: Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/central-digital-platform-factsheet-html#where-do-i-access-find-a-tender.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Rifles 35321200

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 9 Mar 2026 to 7 Mar 2033
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1RiflesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 35. The category anchor is Rifles (35321200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 351,1273 median · 43.1 average (317 of 1,127 with a bid count)3.9 average (344 of 1,127 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer57Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK4164 median · 93.7 average (122 of 416 with a bid count)6.2 average (140 of 416 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)7583 median · 83 average (1 of 75 with a bid count)13 average (1 of 75 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimedefenceSecurity
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05aa02
Latest release ID063060-2025
Latest release timestampTue Oct 07 2025 17:22:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£20,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
7 Oct 2025planning063060-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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