---
title: "Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team - M-SET"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0433be"
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buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
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# Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team - M-SET

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0433be

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, is progressing a tender for the Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team (M-SET) project in the services category. The procurement involves in-service support for various equipment used by the United Kingdom Royal Navy. Thales UK Limited is set to be awarded the contract, which includes maintenance and stock management, with a focus on spare parts provision, repair, and safety certification. The estimated contract value is £2.9 billion over a term of fifteen years. The procurement process has reached the award stage, following a negotiated procedure without the publication of a contract notice.

The tender issued by the Ministry of Defence presents significant business opportunities for companies in the repair and maintenance services industry for security and defence materials. Businesses capable of providing in-service support for naval equipment, spare parts supply, repair services, and safety certification are well-suited to compete for this contract. The negotiation process favours Thales UK Limited due to its status as the original equipment manufacturer with the necessary technical expertise. The contract aims to support the technical refresh programme of the equipment to enhance maritime sensor capabilities within the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.

## Notice

The Maritime Combat Systems Team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Thales UK Limited for the in-service support (including maintenance and obsolescence and stock management) of the following items of equipment fitted across the United Kingdom Royal Navy submarine and surface ship fleet (the Equipment): Sonars 2050, 2054, 2076, 2087, 2093, 2193; UAA4, UAT, UAT(16); T&V Class Periscopes; AJU,AJN & AXA Masts; AVS; Orphan MRE and NEP Cabinets (the Contract). Such in-service support includes the provision of spare parts, repair and maintenance activity and safety certification.

### Procurement Information

It is considered that the Contract can be placed with Thales UK Limited using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the United Kingdom Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848) on the basis that for technical reasons the Contract may be awarded only to Thales UK Limited. Thales UK Limited is the original equipment manufacturer of the Equipment and alone has the accumulated know-how required to support, and certify the safety of, the Equipment in accordance with the technical requirements of the Contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003288-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THALES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2024 at 08:34 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003288-2024
- 23 Jan 2024 at 13:59 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002262-2024
- 23 Jan 2024 at 12:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002247-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://des.mod.uk/

## Provenance

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