Notice Information
Notice Title
714524451-Phalanx Close In Weapons System (CIWS) In-Service Support (ISS) PAC 5
Notice Description
In service support contract for the repair and maintenance ot the Phalanx weapons and associated systems
Procurement Information
The Lethality & Protect/Gunnery Systems & Munitions Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority) intends to award a contract for a period of five years to Babcock-Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (Babcock DRDL) for Contracting for Availability (CfA) services for the Phalanx - Close In Weapons Systems (CIWS). The estimated total contract value is PS60M. In accordance with Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 this procurement is governed by the Procurement Act 2023. It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies, in that, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier, Babcock DRDL, have the necessary technical expertise, knowledge and capability to deliver the requirement at a standard required. Babcock DRDL is the sole licence holder able to deliver the requirement and due to interoperability and capability risks there are no reasonable alternatives available.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0518fd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032200-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50640000 - Repair and maintenance services of warships
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £61,152,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £61,152,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 13 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 4 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032200-2025
13th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023611-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023318-2025
20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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