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714785450 - UK Transparency Notice RAPIDSentry - 2 Years Service Support

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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17 Dec 2025 at 09:48

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17 Sep 2025 at 11:53

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence, a central government public authority, has completed a procurement process involving the direct award of a two-year service support contract for RAPIDSentry equipment. This contract focuses on repair and maintenance services of weapon systems and falls under the defence security industry category. The procurement pertains to the United Kingdom, with the contracting authority located in Bristol, UK. It was directly awarded to Thales UK, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for this air defence capability, holding proprietary rights. Key dates include the contract award published on 17 December 2025 and the standstill period ending on 30 December 2025. The services contract is scheduled to start on 1 January 2026 and end on 30 September 2027, with an optional extension available.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for Thales UK, enabling business growth by leveraging its unique position as the sole provider capable of servicing RAPIDSentry equipment, due to intellectual property and technical expertise. The direct award suggests limited competition, offering potential for large-scale maintenance service providers with the requisite technical capabilities and proprietary knowledge to engage in similar specialised defence contracts. Businesses planning to expand into the defence and security industry can benefit from positioning themselves as OEMs, gaining exclusive procurement contracts in specialised areas.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

714785450 - UK Transparency Notice RAPIDSentry - 2 Years Service Support

Notice Description

Two year In Service Support Contract for RAPIDSentry equipment. In service support includes repair and maintenance of RAPIDSentry equipment. Note this contract was awarded on the 19/11/2025 but has been published with dates of the 17/12/2025 in order for it to be published

Procurement Information

1. The Short Range Integrated Air Defence delivery team (SIAD) part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to award Thales UK Ltd an initial 2-year Contract with a 2 year option for the technical service support to sustain and support the RAPIDSentry systems owned by the MOD. There will be an extra 2 year optional support package included to enable continued in-service support, if required. The support contract will be in place from October 2025 and have an estimated value of PS6.0M 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 in Specials Cases (1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). This is for Technical Reasons in accordance with: Schedule. 5 para. 6. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reason, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works 3. SIAD DT cannot contract with another economic entity as Thales UK Ltd are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority for the RAPIDSentry air defence capability. As the OEM and Design Authority Thales own all design rights and technical information, access to which is necessary to fulfil this requirement. Without access to this proprietary information, it is not possible to fulfil this requirement, and therefore Thales are the only contractor capable of performing the required services. Only Thales have the technical information necessary to y to resolve equipment faults by service or repair. All unserviceable Line Replaceable Units (LRU) from any RS system must be returned to the OEM production facility for fault diagnosis and repair, as only the OEM has the requisite technical knowledge, information, and special Test Equipment to conduct repairs of internal LRUs. The Authority is provisioned with Operator & Maintainer Training and User manuals to allow RAF personnel to Operate and Maintain each RS system. Maintenance is limited to regular preventative tasks and when required, replacement of LRUs. The Authority has no permitted access to conduct software updates, equipment modifications or repairs of individual LRUs, due to the proprietary nature of the equipment. Therefore, only Thales is capable of fulfilling this requirement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083631-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

50842000 - Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,248,109 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 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
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Farzana Oaten
Contact Email
nathaniel.dewfall100@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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THALES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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