Published date: 24 April 2016

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


Closing: 18 April 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Unmanned combat aerial vehicles - 35613100

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£415,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP40653600

Published date

24 April 2016

Closing date

18 April 2016

Contract start date

30 September 2016

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Unmanned Air Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MoD"), intends to acquire the PROTECTOR Unmanned Aerial System through a Government -Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Contract with the US Department of Defence (US DoD). The MoD has conducted a thorough Assessment Phase (AP) which has concluded that the Certifiable Predator B (CPB) is the only system capable of achieving UK Military Type Certification (MTC) and delivering the PROTECTOR requirement within the required timescales. The only means of acquiring the CPB is through a contract with the US DoD.
The Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 do not apply to the proposed contract with the US DoD by virtue of Regulation 7(1)(h)(i).

More information

Additional text

To view this notice, register as a supplier here:

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and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles.'.

Award information

Awarded date

18 April 2016

Contract start date

30 September 2016

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Total value of contract

£415,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

US Department of Defence

Address

Washington
Washington

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DE&S Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Email

desuas-cmrcl-AsstHd@mod.uk