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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

Notice Type:MOD Contract Notice

GB-BRISTOL: Procurement of Support Weapon Enhanced Sighting System (SWESS) – Heavy
Region Codes: UKK1

Section I: Contract Title
1. Contract Title: GB-BRISTOL: Procurement of Support Weapon Enhanced Sighting System (SWESS) – Heavy
2. Section (DIO only):

Section II: Identification Numbers
1. MOD Contract Notice Nr: 701210373

Section III: Relevant Dates
1. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 08/03/2021
2. Proposed/Estimated ITT Issue Date: 19/03/2021
3. Proposed/Estimated ITT Return Date: 29/04/2021
4. Proposed Issue Date of Contract: 30/09/2021
5. Proposed Completion Date of Contract: 30/09/2026

Section IV: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
1. Notice Address
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Dismounted Close Combat (DCC)
MOD ABBEY WOOD, MAILPOINT 3260, CEDAR 2A, BRISTOL, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +443067987202, Email: NICHOLAS.HARRIS841@MOD.GOV.UK, URL:
Contact: DES-LE-STSP-DCC-COMRCL-MGR1, Attn: NICHOLAS HARRIS

Section V: Product / Service Descriptor Code
1. Industry Codes:
38633000 – Telescopic sights.

Section VI: Summary of Requirements / Description of Work, Goods and Services
1. Summary of Requirements / Description of Work: Telescopic sights. Procurement of Support Weapon Enhanced Sighting System (SWESS) – Heavy

This DPQQ is published in association with the Prior Information Notice (PIN) 2019/S 142-350711

The UK Army has the following In-Service Support Weapon platforms:

1) Heavy Machine Gun (HMG);
2) Grenade Machine Gun (GMG).

These 2 weapons have been in service for over 10 years with no significant upgrade to the sighting systems to utilise current technologies.

The Support Weapons Enhanced Sighting System (SWESS) Project will resolve this deficiency and replace the current sighting systems
with a capability that allows the User to view and engage targets to the effective range of the weapons in all light conditions, in both mounted and dismounted roles.

The SWESS-Heavy DPQQ is seeking Potential Providers to express their interest in partaking in a competition through two separate Lots to provide sighting systems for the HMG & GMG Support Weapons.

Lot 1 – SWESS Heavy – Future
Lot 2 – SWESS Heavy – Mature

The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.

Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 94NM3KHJQ7. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
2. Main Place of Performance or Delivery: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
3. Can a supplier bid alone for only a part of the contract?: Yes
Section VII: Reverse Auction
1. Reverse Auction: No. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, will not be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement.

Section VIII: Estimated Value of Requirement
1. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category D: 10M – 20M GBP

Section IX: QA Standards
1. QA Standards: BS EN ISO 9001 with appropriate scope

Section XII: Additional Information
1. Additional Information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Suppliers interested in working with the MOD should register on its Supplier Information Database (SID), available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The SID is a catalogue of potential suppliers available to all MOD procurement staff, and is the main supplier database used by MOD. Please note that the registration and publication of a company profile on the SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for a contract opportunity must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions in the contract notice.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.

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Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.

The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.

Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 94NM3KHJQ7. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.

The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 08/03/2021 10:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.

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