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title: "Zeus Software Support - Amendment 4 Procurement of additional Zeus licence for Protector"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037243"
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# Zeus Software Support - Amendment 4 Procurement of additional Zeus licence for Protector

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037243

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Raytheon Solipsys for Zeus Software Support - Amendment 4 procurement of an additional Zeus licence for Protector. The procurement falls under the goods category for flight control software packages. The procurement method used was a limited negotiation without a contract notice, justified by technical reasons. The contract, valued at $581,500, was signed on 19th October 2022. The location for this procurement is MOD Abbey Wood in Bristol, United Kingdom.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for companies specialising in flight control software packages. The procurement stage involved is an award, and the Ministry of Defence is the buying organisation. Businesses with expertise in software development and integration for remotely piloted aircraft systems would be well-suited to compete for such contracts. The procurement process emphasises the importance of having specialised technical knowledge in the specific area of flight control software, as evident from the sole supplier for this contract, Raytheon Solipsys.

## Notice

Procurement of Zeus software licence to support Protector

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement of additional Zeus Licence for the Protector program

### Procurement Information

The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MoD"), awarded a Contract Amendment to Raytheon Solipsys to include the delivery of Zeus v2.7 Software for Protector with a value of $581,500. 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 the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical reasons. This is because the Protector platform is utilising the same software as Reaper which Raytheon Solipsys are the only software provider. This means Raytheon Solipsys are the only supplier with the required knowledge of the system and are the only supplier capable of providing the required software on this contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030712-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 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 | £581,500 |

## 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 | RAYTHEON SOLIPSYS; RAYTHEON SOLYPSIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48120000 - Flight control software package

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 16:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030712-2022
- 3 Oct 2022 at 08:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027633-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://des.mod.uk/

## Provenance

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