Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment
Notice Description
The Defence Digital Networks Commercial - Strategic Services (Radios) team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award an 11 year contract to STS Defence Limited for the procurement and installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 baseline equipment (which consist of bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment) for the Royal Navy's T26 fleet (Ships 2 to 8). This equipment will meet the Fleet User Requirement Document, such that the user shall be able to provide a communications service to support Information Exchange Requirements (IER) for simultaneous voice and data. Capable of supporting DAMA, FM, High Performance Waveform (HPW) and Integrated Waveform (IW) data services within 25KHz channel. It shall have the ability (i) for one antenna to access two different satellites operating on different waveforms and different frequencies simultaneously; and (ii) to interface the modems used by the Royal Navy Fleet and also the radios used by embarked forces through the same single antennae. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. This is because only the STS Defence Ltd's satellite communication equipment will meet the MoD's requirements, including meeting the installation and Set-To-Work (STW) rigid programmatic timescales for a BAE Systems ship in build across the T26 Class of Ships. In addition, it is only STS Defence Ltd, as the original equipment manufacturer, that has the technical ability and know-how to supply & install this equipment into the T26 Fleet. If an attempt was made to procure and install third party supplier equipment, then this would result in a disproportionate time and cost impact on the MoD and ultimately an unacceptable gap in capability for the Royal Navy. *UPDATE* This procurement will no longer proceed as advertised within this Contracts Finder Notice, instead a new advert will follow in due course for a revised requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d024339f-bee5-4767-a829-e4767d84fc8b
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Dec 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jan 2023 - 31 Jan 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Claire Howard, Samantha Temblett
- Contact Email
- claire.howard864@mod.gov.uk, samantha.temblett100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CORSHAM, WILTSHIRE
- Postcode
- SN13 9NR
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d024339f-bee5-4767-a829-e4767d84fc8b
27th June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
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