Published date: 16 September 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 September 2022, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Signal generators - 34999100

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£142,000 to £400,000

Procurement reference

tender_317135/1106696

Published date

16 September 2022

Closing date

27 September 2022

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

28 September 2022

Contract end date

29 March 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

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 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a Single Source Non-Qualifying Defence Contract valued at up to £400K (INC VAT) with Rohde & Schwarz UK Limited ("the Contractor") for the procurement and delivery of a limited quantity of Signal Generators, Amplifiers and Rack Mount Adapter Kits ("Units").

The Contractor, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the Units has access to the technical designs, tools, knowledge and know-how necessary to supply the Units. Dstl considers it technically impractical for a supplier other than the chosen supplier to achieve the required goals, as there are specific interoperability requirements that must be fulfilled to ensure the functioning of the armed forces or security forces. The Authority requires these specific Units as the waveforms that have been created and developed for subsequent use have been specifically developed for these Units. The use of other Units would render these critical waveforms obsolete.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.

About the buyer

Contact name

M Young

Address

Building 5, Room G-02, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
England

Telephone

01980 954570

Email

myoung1@dstl.gov.uk