Published date: 19 June 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 June 2024, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Military electronic systems - 35700000

  • Command, control, communication and computer systems - 35710000

  • Electronic intelligence system - 35721000

    • Radar - 35722000

    • Air defence radar - 35723000

    • Electronic warfare systems and counter measures - 35730000

Location of contract

BS34 8JH

Value of contract

£20,000,000 to £40,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_440303/1367148

Published date

19 June 2024

Closing date

30 June 2024

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Not specified

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The issue of this Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) will commence the start of a 10 day standstill period, which will end on the 30th of June 2024 at 09:00am, to provide opportunity to challenge this award decision.

The Joint Sensors and Engagement Networks Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority"), intends to award a contract for a period of three years with two option years costed and one option year uncosted (total contract term six years) to Leonardo UK LTD ("Leonardo") for the continued in-service support and provision of software licences for the Counter Uncrewed Air System (C-UAS) Orcus System. The total estimated value of the contract is £40,000,000 (Ex VAT).

The Authority considers that the award of this proposed contract can be made directly to Leonardo because competition is absent for technical reasons.

Leonardo is the Original Equipment Manufacturer and Design Authority for the integrated C-UAS Orcus system and the only supplier with the required technology to provide a C-UAS system that meets the Authority's specific requirements. This is in part due to the algorithms and other software that are proprietary to Leonardo and in which they have Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) resulting from significant Private Venture investment prior to the start of the C-UAS project. As such, Leonardo holds the knowledge and expertise of the Authority's current fielded in-service Orcus capability and developmental history of the system over its lifetime.

Consequently, only Leonardo have the necessary technical knowledge and expertise, design data and technical documentation, executive files, and software source code to carry out the required in-service support. Further, only Leonardo can provide the necessary software licences needed in order to deliver the Authority's requirements and maintain the current Orcus capability.


Further details can be found within the project Opportunity Listing in the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) at https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=58322

Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2024

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£40,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Leonardo UK LTD

Address

Sigma House, Christopher Martin Rd, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3EL

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

MoD Abbey Wood, Yew 0a
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

Stephanie.Macdonald110@mod.gov.uk