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Published 11 Jul 2025, 14:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

711280452 Electro-Magnetic Detect and Defeat (EMDaD) SME

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted
Published estimate£2,700,000exc. VAT7.4% below first published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2024awarded 29 Apr 2025
Awarded to Teleplan Forsberg Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a service contract with a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to conduct assessment, trialling and integration of Electro-Magnetic DETECT and/or DEFEAT (EMDaD) capabilities and associated equipment, being assessed and procured under the separate EMDaD framework agreement (711279452), with the Authority.

The estimated total contract value is up to £2.25M ex-VAT throughout the 5-year duration.

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The Cyber Risk Level associated with this project has been assessed as Low. Risk Assessment Reference: RAR-240417A12

CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Electronic warfare systems and counter measures · Test and evaluation of military electronic systems

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
    • Browse to the eSourcing Portal
    • Click the “Click here to register” link
    • Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
    • Enter your correct business and user details
    • Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
    • You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
    • Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
    • Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
    • This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
    • Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
    1. Responding to the tender
    • You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
    • You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
    • Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
    • There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

    If you require any furt…

  • Suitability

    Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
    • Browse to the eSourcing Portal
    • Click the “Click here to register” link
    • Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
    • Enter your correct business and user details
    • Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
    • You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
    • Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
    • Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
    • This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
    • Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
    1. Responding to the tender
    • You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
    • You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
    • Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
    • There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

    If you require any furt…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Jul 2025, 14:19 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 14:19 BST
Authority reference
711280452
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039309
Classification (CPV)
Defence services, military defence services and civil defence servicesElectronic warfare systems and counter measuresTest and evaluation of military electronic systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045503 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

CP&F

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

25 Jun 2024 → 11 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Teleplan Forsberg LtdSubcontracting: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.£2,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence UK MOD, AbbeyWood South,, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Teleplan Forsberg LtdAwarded supplier North Quay Offices,  Heysham Port,  Heysham , Heysham, LA3 2XF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.