--- title: "Fully inclusive support of MOD General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043a02" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043a02" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043a02.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043a02.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2024-02-14" --- # Fully inclusive support of MOD General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043a02 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043a02) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043a02.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Teradyne Ltd. for the fully inclusive support of MOD General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment. This services contract falls under the services category and involves the test and evaluation of military electronic systems. The procurement method used was negotiated without publication of a contract notice. The contract has a total estimated value of £13.5 million, with an additional 2 fixed price option years. The contract was signed on February 14, 2024, and the main procurement stage is the award. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in test and evaluation of military electronic systems to compete. Businesses with expertise in providing fully inclusive support services for MOD General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment are well-suited to participate. The Ministry of Defence, being the buying organization, is located in Deeside, UK. This contract aims to ensure the repair and calibration of the equipment over a 5-year period. The contract includes specific technical requirements that only Teradyne Ltd., the original equipment manufacturer, is positioned to fulfill, justifying the negotiated procurement method without prior publication. ## Notice Fully inclusive support of MOD General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment (GPATE) ### Lot Information Lot 1 Fully Inclusive Support of MOD General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment Options: There are 2 option years included in the business case ### Procurement Information The Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract with Teradyne UK Ltd., for the Fully Inclusive Support, Repair and Calibration of MOD General Automatic Test Equipment (GPATE) for a period of 5 years with the option of 2 fixed price option years. The estimated total contract value is PS13.5M VAT Ex for a period of 5 years with 2 fixed priced option years. It is considered that this contract can be procured using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication 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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons as the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by the Contractor, and that therefore, competition is absent. Teradyne Ltd are the OEM for this equipment and are the only contractor which has the necessary technical information relating to the equipment required to be able to safely and satisfactorily perform this requirement. The exact expiry date of the current contract is the 31 March 2024 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004918-2024 | | 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 | 14 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Feb 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £14,000,000 | ## 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 | DEESIDE | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH5 2LS | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham | | Local authority | Flintshire | | Electoral ward | Queensferry and Sealand | | Westminster constituency | Alyn and Deeside | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | TERADYNE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73436000 - Test and evaluation of military electronic systems ## Release History - 14 Feb 2024 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004918-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/groups/des-deca ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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