Official UK procurement notice
£275000.00 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to offer a contract amendment for the Provision and Support of a JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System) Network Management System (JNMS) with Thales UK Limited (the Contractor) for an additional period of 3 months with 3 one-month options. The estimated value of this Contract Amendment is £275,000.00 ex VAT including options and a Limit of Liability for Ad-Hoc Tasking.
CPV: Data network management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1United Kingdom (UK) Defence has an enduring requirement to manage and monitor all Link…
United Kingdom (UK) Defence has an enduring requirement to manage and monitor all Link 16 activity within the UK and support up to 2 deployed operations. The NMS allows the Network Management operators to monitor network activity and modify the network architecture to provide optimal Link 16 network operating conditions. NMS also monitors all Link 16 activity to ensure compliance with the MOD/Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) UK Frequency Clearance Agreement (FCA).
The current equipment set up is unique and the software installed on the equipment is owned and supported by the Contractor. As the OEM with proprietary rights for the software that is installed on the equipment, support can only be provided by Thales UK Limited, as only they hold the technical information, tools and expertise required. A capability gap would have a potentially detrimental impact and could result in an inability to utilise the Link 16 network across all platforms in the UK Flight Information Region (FIR). This would significantly curtail pan domain platform’s ability to train for operations.
The Cyber Risk profile is Low. The Risk Assessment Reference (RAR) is J98DMMDT.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Thales UK Ltd: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Thales UK Ltd: 100
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 12:46 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 12:46 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042347- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05648dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). It is considered that the award of the contract amendment without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons as the Contractor owns the relevant technical information relating to the equipment and only the Contractor has the required technical expertise and know-how necessary to fulfil the Authority’s requirement.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thales UK LimitedProvision and Support of a JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System) Network Management System (JNMS) Fixed and DeployableSubcontracting: declared | £3,356,442 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision and Support of a JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System) Network Management System (JNMS) Fixed and Deployable · Thales UK Limited
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2025
- Value
- £3,356,442
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment & SupportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thales UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.