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title: "Support to Radar Data Replicator"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02fab3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
published: "2024-03-25"
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# Support to Radar Data Replicator

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fab3

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence is awarding a contract for the "Support to Radar Data Replicator" service to IBM UK Ltd. The procurement method used is "selective", with negotiation and publication of a contract notice. The contract has been signed on 8th February 2024, with a total value of 375,892.8 GBP. The location for this procurement is Bristol, United Kingdom, falling under the industry category of "Repair and maintenance services" for Defence services. The Ministry of Defence is the buying organisation and is in the Award stage of the procurement process.

This tender for "Support to Radar Data Replicator" by the Ministry of Defence offers opportunities for businesses specializing in Defence services. The contract, with a value of 375,892.8 GBP, awarded to IBM UK Ltd is suitable for companies experienced in providing repair and maintenance services for Defence. The procurement method being "selective" implies a targeted approach, requiring negotiation and publication of a contract notice. The deadline for bidding was on 25th March 2024, reflecting the current stage of the process.

## Notice

This notice relates to previous contract award notice reference 2023/S 000-008640 published on 24th March 2023. The notice awarded a contract for the "In service support to Radar Data Replicator" 1 year + 2 years of options. The previous contract award notice did not provide the contract value of the option years as the option years had not at that point been costed. This contract award notice updates that notice and notifies the market that Option Year 1 has been invoked.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Radar Data Replicator (RDR) equipment will enable the UK's Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) system, to access and receive radar plot and strobe data from primary Air Defence Radars without impacting the IBM delivered Command and Control System (CCS) which is the primary user of these data feeds.

### Procurement Information

It is considered that this requirement can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. The Contractor is the only entity able to safely deliver this requirement. Using a different supplier to support the above equipment will introduce an intolerable level of safety risk directly to the IBM Command and Control System (CCS) Safety Case and also to the overarching ASACS (Air Surveillance and control system ) System Safety Case. The Contractor is the MOD Safety Case holder and will be required to consider and sign off hazards and risks introduced by this system at their external interface as the capability will be required to physically connect directly to the IBM CCS in addition to the GBAD system. In addition, the capability will form part of the wider ASACS System, and so it's safety case will also need to form part of the overarching ASACS system safety case. Both the CCS and ASACS safety cases must follow the mandated policy and guidance of the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Regulatory Articles and will be audited for compliance with these regulations by the MAA. In order to retain the security integrity of the end to end data provided to the MOD Command and Control System, it is technically impractical for anyone other than the Contractor to provide this requirement. Any alternative supplier would lead to an unacceptable level of security accreditation risk being placed on this assured data service within the ASACS system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009564-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated with publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,375,892 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | N/A |
| 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 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | IBM; IBM UNITED KINGDOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2024 at 11:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009564-2024
- 24 Mar 2023 at 12:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008640-2023
- 26 Nov 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029508-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.des.mod.uk

## Provenance

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