Award

Ring Sights In-Service Support

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038964

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055cf7

Published 10 July 2025, 2:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

Email

kieran.thomas158@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Ring Sights In-Service Support

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50842000 - Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Ring Sights In-Service Support Contract

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £211,250

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Adhoc Ring Sight repairs

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

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).

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 July 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Ring Sights Defence Group Ltd

Rye

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £211,250

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

DE&S

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom