--- title: "KRS communications management system extension" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-09-15" --- # KRS communications management system extension Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e887ab52-3145-4104-88d8-1f82a7cb5982.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence, acting on behalf of The Secretary of State for Defence, is conducting a tender for the extension of the communications management system for KRS (KMY Replacement System aboard Type 23 Frigates and shore Establishments). The estimated contract value is £4 million, and Thales UK Ltd SIX is set to be awarded for this service until July 2024. The deadline for tender submissions is September 26, 2023, and the contract period will span from October 2, 2023, to July 31, 2024. This procurement process, categorised under communications equipment, presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in services to engage in a negotiated procedure without prior publication. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete in this tender opportunity. Interested businesses should focus on providing in-service support, technical updates, software obsolescence addressing, system design, integration, and through-life maintenance and support services to meet the Ministry of Defence's requirements. ## Notice in-service support to KRS (KMY Replacement System aboard Type 23 Frigates and shore Establishments) Additional information: Defence Equipment & Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence on behalf of The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) intends to award a Contract to Thales UK Ltd SIX (Crawley ) ("the Contractor") for the continuation of in-service support to KRS (KMY Replacement System aboard Type 23 Frigates and shore Establishments) until July 2024 with options to continue to December 2024 and for the technical update of the operating system and address other software obsolescence, and for support to the safety case for air operations. the repurposing, upgrading and modification of the Authority's existing spare T23 KRS (KMY Replacement System) assets and subsequent integration and fitting onto the Authority's FRA Wave Class vessels together with continued through-life maintenance and support including spares provision thereby providing a common support solution across T23 and Wave Class. The value of the estimated contract amendment is PS6million PS4 million (ex VAT) including bid costs. This notice supersedes the work on Wave Class advertised in date/ref. 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 (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 the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons . This is on the basis that the Authority has insufficient rights to pass the necessary data and information to undertake the requirement to third parties and that only the Contractor as Original Equipment Design Authority has the accumulated technical knowledge, expertise and know-how at its disposal required to provide the requirement in particular in relation to the full system design, build and integration.. . This includes the intimate knowledge and understanding of the existing equipment used across the fleet. and to provide the necessary services and development of bespoke solutions to address the requirement to fit into the WAVE class. Furthermore, only the Contractor can provide certification of the safety and interoperability of the equipment and through-life spares and maintenance work and security accreditation requirements where necessary to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority . ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac0dc777-9425-440d-8b70-86f6868adf2e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 26 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2023 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 32570000 - Communications equipment ## Release History - 15 Sep 2023 at 09:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac0dc777-9425-440d-8b70-86f6868adf2e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac0dc777-9425-440d-8b70-86f6868adf2e 15th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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