Official UK procurement notice
715889472-Tender Notice · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNAD (National Armaments Director Group, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (previously Defence Equipment and Support)) intends to award a contract under Procurement Reform Regulations of 2023 by means of competitive flexible procedure, for the supply and through-life support of boresight kits (boresights and interchangeable mandrels/adapters) for use on multiple weapon systems/calibres within Land Equipment Operating Centre (LEOC). The Combat Vehicles 2 team (a LEOC team) are leading this project as they have a confirmed requirement of 295 boresight kits, with an initial requirement to obtain 50 boresight kits within 4-6 months of contract award.
This contract may also include options to allow other teams to purchase additional quantities to fulfil their own requirements in due course. The approximate total quantity of these optional buys is c.400 boresight kits (at current estimates).
As the other team’s requirements are not fully matured, we are currently unable to quote an exact contract value and duration. We estimate the duration to be between 1-3 years, and the overall contract value to be between £2,000,000 - £5,000,000, but this will be dependent on the confirmed ranging and scaling of other teams’ requirements.
A Cyber Risk Assessment (RAR-JLG5AJJ) has been completed for this project, and it has been classed as Level 1. Please review DEFSTAN 05-138 for further information on the control measures associated with this assessment to ensure bidders are able to comply.
You may express your interest in this requirement by completing the Procurment supplier Questionnaire (PSQ) found at: contracts.mod.uk/go/3057590101A0FCA1E44A ↗
The PSQ shall be assessed using the selection criteria given within the PSQ and within each question. Only those potential suppliers who successfully complete and pass the PSQ shall be inivted to Tender.
AOB: Contract end date and duration are approximations, as they are dependent on other delivery teams within LEOC wishing to utilise the options within this contract to purchase additional units to fulfil their own requirements.
- How the procedure runs: The structure and methodology of the Competitive Flexible Procedure are currently being designed and will be outlined in the Invitation to Tender (ITT), including the associated evaluation criteria.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pipeline notice has been produced and market analysis has been conducted internally.
CPV: Telescopic sights
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£4,166,667
- Economic & financial standing
A financial assessment will be undertaken as part of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and will be evaluated against the criteria detailed therein. Completion of the PSQ is a mandatory requirement for suppliers seeking to participate in the upcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT).
- Technical & professional ability
A Technical assessment will be undertaken as part of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and will be evaluated against the criteria detailed therein. Completion of the PSQ is a mandatory requirement for suppliers seeking to participate in the upcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT).
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As a condition of participation, potential suppliers are required to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) in accodance with the link: contracts.mod.uk/go/3057590101A0FCA1E44A ↗
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical
- Economic & financial standing
A financial assessment will be undertaken as part of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and will be evaluated against the criteria detailed therein. Completion of the PSQ is a mandatory requirement for suppliers seeking to participate in the upcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT).
- Technical & professional ability
A Technical assessment will be undertaken as part of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and will be evaluated against the criteria detailed therein. Completion of the PSQ is a mandatory requirement for suppliers seeking to participate in the upcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT).
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As a condition of participation, potential suppliers are required to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) in accodance with the link: contracts.mod.uk/go/3057590101A0FCA1E44A ↗
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £2,772,713 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Defence Equipment and Support buys Astronomical and optical instruments (CPV 3863), and who usually turns up
Defence Equipment and Support’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Astronomical and optical instruments (CPV 3863) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 75 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid52%
2–333%
4–610%
7+5%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate43%
Within ±2%36%
Above estimate21%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 3863Published estimate£4.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid21%
2–353%
4–624%
7+2%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 12 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£3.7m–£4.2m
Estimate£4.2m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Thales UK LimitedLarge | £370m25 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 22% below n=2 |
| £7.0m12 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £167k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 50% below n=1 | |
| £3.4m12 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £682k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 36% below n=2 | |
| £260k5 awards in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | 9% below n=1 | |
| 2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 11:17 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 14:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
715889472- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093388- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec35Find a Tender
- How it runs
The structure and methodology of the Competitive Flexible Procedure are currently being designed and will be outlined in the Invitation to Tender (ITT), including the associated evaluation criteria.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted via the Defence Sourcing Portal (www.contracts.mod.uk ↗). In order to participate suppliers are required to register for an account.
Timeline
26 Aug 2026 → 31 May 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published57 days ago26 Aug 2026, 11:17 BST
- Next notice expected55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 14:09 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 1 day23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadlinein 22 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 102 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 220 days31 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026- Pipeline notice published26 Aug 2026, 11:17 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2026, 14:09 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £4,166,6672 Oct 2026, 14:09 BST
- Status changed to active2 Oct 2026, 14:09 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Oct 2026, 14:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- 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 (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender