Published date: 9 January 2025

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


Closing: 31 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair and maintenance services of warships - 50640000

Location of contract

South East, South West

Value of contract

£245,434,247

Procurement reference

tender_365887/1440754

Published date

9 January 2025

Closing date

31 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2034

Contract type

Service 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

Contract Award Notice published for reasons of transparency only. The Ministry of Defence has awarded a Single Source Qualifying Defence Contract to Thales UK Ltd for Maritime Communications Capability Support (MCCS). The Contract will provide continued in-service support (including maintenance, obsolescence management and obsolescence rectification) of internal and external communications system and equipment fitted to in-service Royal Navy (RN) Legacy, Type 45 and QEC Integrated Communications Systems (ICS), KRS and V/UHF Communication (VCR) systems. The contract will incorporate additional non-core tasking, and a number of additional options to allow for obsolescence rectification of additional platforms and support to the Type 31 (T31) when brought into service.
The contract was exempt from Defence Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) 2011, under Regulation 7(1)(a) Disclosure of Information in conjunction with Regulation 6(3A)(a) Security of information for reasons connected with the protection of essential security interests.

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Award information

Awarded date

17 December 2024

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2034

Total value of contract

£245,434,247

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Thales UK Ltd

Address

350 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6GF

Reference

Companies House number: 008686273

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DE&S Abbey Wood, Fiiton
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

Tracey.cole887@mod.gov.uk