Planning

24 Hour Digital Lethality

  • Ministry of Defence

F16: Prior information notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-008804

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d5

Published 23 April 2021, 10:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Ministry of Defence

Army HQ

Andover

For the attention of

ITDU-GROUPMAILBOX@mod.gov.uk

Email(s)

ITDU-GROUPMAILBOX@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Further information

Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)


Section two: Object

two.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

24 Hour Digital Lethality

two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies

two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services

24 Hour Digital Lethality

The aim of this project is to develop a weapon and sight/ fire control system for the next Close Combat rifle to replace the in-service SA80. This PIN relates to the sight/ fire control element of the system and not the weapon. The sight/ fire control system should be able to increase the probability of an incapacitating hit on a protected target at various ranges during daytime as the threshold and at night and in inclement weather as the objective requirement. This system should significantly reduce the cognitive burden on the operator and potentially be able to be retrofitted to the existing SA80. Ideally, the system will work in all environments that the current Lightweight Day Sight does. We expect the system to already be under development, with a physical demonstration being requested in May/Jun 2021. At this initial stage, we accept the sighting system may be integrated with a demonstration weapon platform provided by the supplier

two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

Section six: Complementary information

six.2) Additional information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.