--- title: "Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-06-27" --- # Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7829ea72-8abc-4c16-aa4f-41b5bc243b78.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is planning a procurement process for the 'Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment' in the Satellite-related communications equipment category. The tender, initiated on 27th June 2023, will involve a contract worth £8,000,000 GBP and has a contract period from 31st January 2023 to 31st January 2034. The buying organization is the Ministry of Defence, with a planned delivery address in the South West region of the United Kingdom. This procurement is in the planning stage under the tag 'planning'. This procurement process, led by the Ministry of Defence, offers business growth opportunities for companies specialising in bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment. Businesses with expertise in meeting strict programmatic timescales, advanced satellite communications equipment installation, and working with defence organisations will find this tender well-suited. The procurement method will be the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice, with STS Defence Limited likely to be awarded the contract due to their technical capabilities and unique expertise in supplying such equipment to the Royal Navy. ## Notice The Defence Digital Networks Commercial - Strategic Services (Radios) team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award an 11 year contract to STS Defence Limited for the procurement and installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 baseline equipment (which consist of bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment) for the Royal Navy's T26 fleet (Ships 2 to 8). This equipment will meet the Fleet User Requirement Document, such that the user shall be able to provide a communications service to support Information Exchange Requirements (IER) for simultaneous voice and data. Capable of supporting DAMA, FM, High Performance Waveform (HPW) and Integrated Waveform (IW) data services within 25KHz channel. It shall have the ability (i) for one antenna to access two different satellites operating on different waveforms and different frequencies simultaneously; and (ii) to interface the modems used by the Royal Navy Fleet and also the radios used by embarked forces through the same single antennae. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. This is because only the STS Defence Ltd's satellite communication equipment will meet the MoD's requirements, including meeting the installation and Set-To-Work (STW) rigid programmatic timescales for a BAE Systems ship in build across the T26 Class of Ships. In addition, it is only STS Defence Ltd, as the original equipment manufacturer, that has the technical ability and know-how to supply & install this equipment into the T26 Fleet. If an attempt was made to procure and install third party supplier equipment, then this would result in a disproportionate time and cost impact on the MoD and ultimately an unacceptable gap in capability for the Royal Navy. *UPDATE* This procurement will no longer proceed as advertised within this Contracts Finder Notice, instead a new advert will follow in due course for a revised requirement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d024339f-bee5-4767-a829-e4767d84fc8b | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Dec 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jan 2023 - 31 Jan 2034 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | CORSHAM, WILTSHIRE | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN13 9NR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment ## Release History - 27 Jun 2023 at 10:39 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d024339f-bee5-4767-a829-e4767d84fc8b - 8 Dec 2022 at 14:28 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d024339f-bee5-4767-a829-e4767d84fc8b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d024339f-bee5-4767-a829-e4767d84fc8b 27th June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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