Published date: 7 May 2025

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


Closing: 16 April 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems - 50660000

Location of contract

BS34 8JH

Value of contract

£638,499.30

Procurement reference

tender_457672/1477939

Published date

7 May 2025

Closing date

16 April 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

17 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Authority has a requirement for a supplier to provide support for its range of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Training Equipment (CBRNTE). This requirement shall also include the ability to purchase additional CBRNTE articles (however this is optional and not guaranteed) and CBRNTE-related ad-hoc support tasks.
The Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN-DT) (the contracting Authority) are equipment sponsors for CBRN detection, identification, monitoring sample collection equipment used by UK Government.

The equipment requiring support was supplied by ARGON Electronics (UK) Ltd and functionally emulates items that are supplied in their operational format by other Operation Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)'s.  The range of equipment includes:

a.           SMITHS DETECTION Ltd:   LCAD, LCD3.2, LCD3.3, MCAD and CAM, and associated software applications.

b.           PROENGIN:  AP4C/S4PE and associated software applications.

c.           MIRION:  ADM-300v1(b), probes, simulated sources and associated software applications.
The contract Core requirements will include (but not be limited to) the provision to survey, maintain, repair, attritional loss replacement, disposal, provision of User spares and consumable items, simulation, software support, training support, obsolescence management, documentation updates, and other simulation-related ad-hoc tasks (on a call-off basis tasking mechanism). 

The contract shall also include the ability to purchase additional CBRNTE items to increase the quantity and types of CBRNTE items held (if required and not guaranteed).

Repairs and the Supply of Spares will be via a Tasking Mechanism as required.

Award information

Awarded date

16 April 2025

Contract start date

17 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£638,499.30

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Argon Electronics UK Ltd

Address

Unit 16, Progress Park, Luton, LU4 9UR

Reference

Companies House number: 07170285

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carly Williams

Address

CBRN DT, Yew 3a, Abbey Wood,
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

Carly.Williams713@mod.gov.uk