Official UK procurement notice
714506451- CLS for Telebrief - CAN
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) of the Falkland Island Telebrief Systems at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), Falkland Islands (FI) and United Kingdom (UK).
2 year contract from 7th July 2025 - 6th July 2027, dates on contract notice reflect retrospective notice
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2025, 12:07 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 11:36 BST
- Authority reference
714506451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046836- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050322Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Defence Security Operational
- Published justification
The Air Defence & Windfarm Mitigation Systems (ADWiMS) Defence Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to Award a contract to Thales UK Ltd to procure the Provision of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) of the Falkland Island Telebrief Systems at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), Falkland Islands (FI) and United Kingdom (UK).
The UK Telebrief System is the only formal method of rapidly launching fighter aircraft throughout the RAF. The system is ready to launch fighter aircraft at very short notice for the purpose of defending the airspace around the UK and FI, or in response to an aviation security incident. The UK Telebrief System carries voice communications between the Control and Reporting Centres (CRCs) located at RAF Boulmer / NATS Swanwick and the applicable Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) bases
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the direct award criteria under the Procurement Act 2023 (Act) paragraph 27 of schedule 2 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5.
It is the Authority’s intention to direct award to Thales UK Ltd for an additional two years due to a delay in procuring the replacement system. This contract is to ensure that the current service is maintained until the new service is implemented.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 Aug 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published7 Aug 2025, 11:36 BST
- Standstill ends18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published15 Apr 2025, 12:07 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2025, 11:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thales UK Limited714506451 - CLS for Telebrief21 Aug 2025 – 6 Jul 2027 · up to 6 Jan 2028Extensions: 1 6 month extension | £2,534,000 | 30 Jun 2025standstill to 18 Aug 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thales UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender