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Ring Sights In-Service Support

Ministry of Defence · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Ring Sights In-Service Support Contract

Awarded to

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Contract value
£211.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jul 2025
Award ID
038964-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Rye, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50842000 — Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems

Lots

  • Adhoc Ring Sight repairsValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-055cf7
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
1. The Lethality & Protect Team part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to award a contract of up to five years to Ring Sights Defence Group Ltd for Contracting services for the Ring Sights Provision of In-Service Support from January 2026 with an estimated value of 250K. 2. This Procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). It is considered this Contract be placed under Chapter 3, Section 41 – Direct Award Specials Cases (1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). This is for Technical Reasons in accordance with: Schedule. 5 para. 7. The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where— (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. 3. L&P cannot contract with another economic entity as the performance of the Contract requires access to technical information and the necessity to use specific Know-how expertise to carry out the requirement of repairs and post design service elements. Ring Sights Defence Group Ltd hold the specific know-how, tools and means needed to meet the MOD’s In-Service Support (ISS) requirement concerning the sights. In addition, Ring Sights are the DA (Design Authority and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer).

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
50842000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
Adhoc Ring Sight repairs

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ22

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-5483
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-153998
Name
Ring Sights Defence Group Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Rye
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Ring Sights Defence Group Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-33185
Name
DE&S

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
DE&S

Award information

Award 1
Id
038964-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-153998
Name
Ring Sights Defence Group Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
038964-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
038964-2025-1
Date Signed
10 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
211,250
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ22

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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