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title: "701550510 — ADEWS/097 — Support for SPICCCS (Spadeadam Integrated Command Control and Communication System)"
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# 701550510 — ADEWS/097 — Support for SPICCCS (Spadeadam Integrated Command Control and Communication System)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/701550510-adews-097-support-for-spicccs-spadeadam-integrated-command-control-and-communica-ocds-h6vhtk-02be9e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "701550510 — ADEWS/097 — Support for SPICCCS (Spadeadam Integrated Command Control and Communication System)". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,725,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jul 2021, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £1,725,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 July 2021 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Command, control, communication and computer systems, Command, control, communication systems, Communication software package, Communications system maintenance services, Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKD1, UKH2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02be9e`

## Before you bid
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- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/701550510-adews-097-support-for-spicccs-spadeadam-integrated-command-control-and-communica-ocds-h6vhtk-02be9e#tl-md)

## Description
Built using commercial-off-the-shelf computer-based technology, the RAF Spadeadam Integrated Command, Control and Communications System (SPICCCS) connects the electronic warfare range’s threat sub-systems to the site’s command infrastructure.  
The Authority is inviting PQQ responses from interested parties to provide technical support for SPICCCS and will involve the following: 
— performing system design authority activities; 
— undertaking reliability-driven engineering changes to the system; 
— system software changes; 
— configuration management and upkeep of technical publications; 
— annual systems checks; 
— maintenance of system accreditation; and 
— any other tasks as required by the Authority Quantity or scope: — Contract Duration: Four Years plus
— Option: Option for the Authority to Extend Contract Duration by up to an Additional Three Years following initial Four Year contract period. This right to exercise the option may involve one or more annual extensions taken up either separately or together (3 x Additional One Year Options to be taken up either separately or together)
Built using commercial-off-the-shelf computer-based technology, the RAF Spadeadam Integrated Command, Control and Communications System (SPICCCS) connects the electronic warfare range’s threat sub-systems to the site’s command infrastructure.
A requirement exists to provide technical support for SPICCCS and will involve the following:
— performing system design authority activities;
— undertaking reliability-driven engineering changes to the system;
— system software changes;
— configuration management and upkeep of technical publications;
— annual systems checks;
— maintenance of system accreditation; and
— any other tasks as required by the Authority

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014123-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-21T21:44:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T19:12:46.805Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02be9e