Notice Information
Notice Title
UK 7- In Service Support and Maintenance of PSUATE Equipment
Notice Description
In service support Maintanence and Repair of PSUATE Equipment for MOD UK.
Procurement Information
DE&S Deca, on behalf of the Air Commodities Delivery Team and part of the UK Ministry of Defence (The Authority) Intends to Direct award a contract to Intepro Systems UK to provide In service Support (ISS) to the PSUATE equipment, which supports the UK Ministry of Defence's Air Defence capabilities. The contract is for 1 year plus 2 option years estimated to start February 2026. The contract is for continuous support, Maintenance and Repair of the current Inservice capability of PSUATE. The Contract has a proposed Value of PS0.652M (Inclusive of VAT) The authority considers that the direct award of this non-competitive contract falls within the circumstances set out in the Procurement Act 2023 Sch. 5, Para. 6(a)(b): 6. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- a) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods service or works required, and b) There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. This is because Intepro Systems UK is the OEM of and design authority and have supported and maintained the equipment for approximately 30 years and have the specialist skills, experience, knowledge and test equipment to continue with the support. No other contractor has access to the technical knowledge, documents, skills and test equipment necessary to fulfil this requirement, therefore only Intepro Systems UK can provide the services required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e9f1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013879-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50412000 - Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £580,244 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £580,244 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FLINTSHIRE
- Postcode
- CH5 2LS
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Flintshire
- Electoral Ward
- Queensferry and Sealand
- Westminster Constituency
- Alyn and Deeside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013879-2026
16th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008285-2026
30th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077580-2025
27th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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