---
title: "715889472-Pipeline Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec35"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec35.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Defence Equipment and Support"
published: "2026-08-26"
---

# 715889472-Pipeline Notice

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec35

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081164-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 1 Feb 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Defence Equipment and Support |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38633000 - Telescopic sights

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 11:17 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081164-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081164-2026
  26th August 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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