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title: "Combat Systems Highway"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035a84"
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# Combat Systems Highway

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035a84

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the provision of In Service Support for Combat System Highway to Systems Engineering Assessment Ltd. The procurement method used was a Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice based on technical reasons. The contract value is £1,604,463 and was signed on 30th November 2022. The location of the contract is in Barnstaple, United Kingdom. The industry category is maintenance services of telecommunications equipment within the services sector.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in defence services, military defence services, and civil defence services to compete. The contract, with a duration of up to 7 years, can create growth opportunities for businesses with specific technical knowledge, expertise, and resources in supporting legacy safety critical systems like Combat System Highway. Businesses that can provide in-depth technical support, specific know-how, and necessary tools, test equipment, and means would be well-suited to fulfil the requirement outlined in the tender and cater to the Ministry of Defence's safety and operational needs.

## Notice

In service support for Combat System Highway

### Procurement Information

The Ministry of Defence ('the Authority'), intends to place a Contract of up to 7 years with SEA Limited ('SEA') for In Service Support to Combat System Highway. The estimated value of this contract is PS3,820,000. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. SEA is the Design Organisation (DO) for the Combat Systems Highway (CSH), a legacy safety critical system and has provided support to the CSH since 1984. As such, SEA is the only entity with the requisite in-depth technical knowledge, expertise and specific know-how as well as the tools, test equipment and means necessary to fulfil this requirement. It is considered that to utilise another contractor which does not have access to these resources could present significant safety risks for the Ministry of Defence. Without access to the proprietary documentation, technical drawings, tooling and test equipment, specific manufacturing processes and knowledge and expertise, any goods provided by another entity would require new testing, new verification, and validation to ensure that the Safety and Suitability for Service of the system, operational performance and effectiveness, and the interoperability is not compromised and that the Safety Case for the system is not invalidated. This would all be at a disproportionate cost and time to the Authority.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000996-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,404,463 |

## 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | SYSTEM ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT (SEA; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2023 at 15:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000996-2023
- 10 Aug 2022 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021978-2022

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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