Official UK procurement notice
ADEWS/115 - Telebrief Services - VTN
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Telebrief - The UK Telebrief System is the only formal method of 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, or in response to an aviation security incident (Operation (Op) ADANA). The UK Telebrief System carries voice communications between the fighter controller at the CRCs located at RAF Boulmer / NATS Swanwick.
CPV: Air defence radar
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Telebrief Syetems
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Lowest price
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
- Goods
- 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
- 25 Apr 2023, 13:57 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2023, 13:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011832- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c3faFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Contract Notice was issued on the 28/03/2023 and no suppliers registered interest via the Defence Sourcing Portal. However, Thales UK Ltd informed the Authority by email of their interest in this contract opportunity. Therefore, in the circumstances as there is an absence of tenders in response to ADEWS/115 the Authority will use the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice to negotiate with Thales UK Ltd on the basis that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thales UK LimitedTelebrief SystemsSubcontracting: declared | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Telebrief Systems · Thales UK Limited
- Signed
- 25 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £3,000,000 – £3,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DE&SReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thales UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.