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715889472-Pipeline Notice

Defence Equipment and Support

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26 Aug 2026 at 11:17

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support, the Ministry of Defence organisation responsible for defence equipment procurement, intends to buy boresight kits and associated support for the Combat Vehicles 2 team. The requirement may also include options for use across multiple vehicle platforms. In plain terms, the work concerns specialist sight-alignment equipment and related support for combat vehicles, with telescopic sights identified as the relevant product classification (CPV 38633000). The goods and support are intended for delivery in the United Kingdom. This is a central government defence and security requirement, so suppliers should be able to operate in a defence procurement environment and support equipment used with military vehicles.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. The planned procedure is a competitive flexible procedure, under the defence and security regime, and the procurement is above the applicable threshold. It is planned as one lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The buyer expects the contract period to run from 1 February 2027 to 1 February 2028. A subsequent notice is expected on 28 August 2026. The stated scope is boresight kits and support for Combat Vehicles 2, with potential pan-platform options. No contract value or budget is stated at this stage, and no bid deadline has been set out.

This will suit suppliers of military optical equipment, vehicle sighting systems, boresight and alignment kits, and technical support for combat vehicle fleets. Relevant businesses are likely to include specialist defence equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, distributors and engineering support providers, including smaller firms able to deliver a focused product and support package. Experience of telescopic sights and of maintaining, calibrating or supporting equipment integrated with combat vehicles would be directly relevant. Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their equipment and support could operate across more than one vehicle platform if the potential pan-platform options are taken forward. The defence and security setting also favours businesses familiar with controlled technical information, military assurance and government defence requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

715889472-Pipeline Notice

Notice Description

Procurement of Boresight kits and Support for the Combat Vehicles 2 team with the potential for pan-platform options to procure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec35
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081164-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38633000 - Telescopic sights

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Aug 20261 day to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 1 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Defence Equipment and Support
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

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