Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Counter Uncrewed Air Systems (CUAS) plus Training and Support
Notice Description
Purchase of 11 x Counter Uncrewed Air Systems (CUAS) plus training and support for 2 years
Lot Information
Lot 1
Purchase of 11 x Counter Uncrewed Air Systems (CUAS) plus training and support for 2 years
Procurement Information
The Navy Command Above Water Battlespace team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to enter into a contract with LiveLink Technology LTD for the provision of Counter Uncrewed Air Systems to address the need to identify Uncrewed Air System threats. The duration of the contract will be 24 months and has an estimated value of PS1M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 because no suitable tenders have been submitted in response to an open procedure Tender Reference: 704402452. As no suitable tenders have been submitted in response to Tender Reference: 704402452, the Authority will use the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice to negotiate with LiveLink Technology Limited on the basis that the initial conditions of contract are not substantially altered.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03bc4d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016291-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
35730000 - Electronic warfare systems and counter measures
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,840,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lauren.terry103@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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