Awarded contract

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

Details

Supplier(s)
Qioptiq Ltd
Value
£150,000,000
Topic
Telescopic sights
Published
20 January 2023

Tender description

Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight (ARILLS) 2 Lot 1: 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 £150m 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

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published20 January 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date20 January 2023

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38633000 · Telescopic sights

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