Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Contractor Technical Support at Remote Radar Heads
Notice Description
The Ministry of Defence intends to amend the ADEWS/110 (705523451) contract with Serco Limited to add the following requirements: (1) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE LINK 16 EQUIPMENT SUITE (L16ES). (2) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE RADOME INSTALLATIONS. (3) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MOBILE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORMS (MEWPs). (4) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GROUND TO AIR RADIO SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. At the publication date of this notice, the contract amendment has not been completed.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Authority intends to amend the ADEWS/110 (705523451) contract with Serco Limited to add the following requirements: (1) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE LINK 16 EQUIPMENT SUITE (L16ES). (2) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE RADOME INSTALLATIONS. (3) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MOBILE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORMS (MEWPS). (4) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GROUND TO AIR RADIO SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. At the publication date of this notice, the contract amendment has not been completed.
Procurement Information
The Authority is amending the contract based on the Additional works or services (DSPCR Regulation 16(1)(d)(i)) justification for a non-competitive procurement process. In the case of these requirements, it is considered that the additional works or services cannot be technically or economically separated from the original contract without major inconvenience to the procurer. This is because of the limited accommodation at the Remote Radar Heads (RRHs) and the limited access to the sites due to their remote location. Serco already have personnel deployed to the sites. If a contractor other than Serco was to deliver the requirement, then additional personnel would need to be deployed to the sites, using scarce accommodation. With multiple Serco personnel already present at the RRHs, there should be a greater degree of resilience in the support available. Serco's existing presence at the site is considered essential to the ability to deliver the requirement, given the overall logistical challenges, including limited onsite accommodation. The RRHs often suffer from significant disruption to their transport connections during the winter and the accommodation is basic. Therefore, personnel need to be deployed to the sites to deliver the requirements. This amendment value does not exceed 50% of the original contract value, which was PS28M ex VAT.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05498f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032706-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75221000 - Military defence services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AIR DEFENCE & WINDFARM MITIGATION SYSTEMS (ADWIMS) DELIVERY TEAM, DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Lewis Harvey-Samuel
- Contact Email
- lewis.harvey-samuel100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
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