Official UK procurement notice
CLS of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Systems
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFI SDH - The role of the SDH Network at MPC, FI (hereafter referred to as FI SDH) is that of a data bearer sub-system which carries traffic generated by end-users in a seamless and reliable manner. Data messages from external sending terminals pass into the SDH Network at one of the network nodes and onwards through intermediate nodes until the data message arrives at the destination node and then passed to the external destination terminal.
GIB SDH - The role of the SDH Network at RAF Gibraltar (hereafter referred to as GIB SDH) is that of a high-capacity data bearer carrying voice and data communications between all nodes, which are located at three main sites
CPV: Communications infrastructure
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CLS of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) SystemsAwarded
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How this buyer will score bids.
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- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- 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
- 14 May 2024, 13:36 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2024, 14:12 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034494- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045975Find 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 Air Defence and Electronic Warfare Systems (ADEWS) Defence Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to Award a contract to Thales UK Ltd to procure the Provision of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) System at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), Falkland Islands and RAF Gibraltar.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1) (e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011).
FI SDH - The role of the SDH Network at MPC, FI (hereafter referred to as FI SDH) is that of a data bearer sub-system which carries traffic generated by end-users in a seamless and reliable manner. Data messages from external sending terminals pass into the SDH Network at one of the network nodes and onwards through intermediate nodes until the data message arrives at the destination node and then passed to the external destination terminal.
GIB SDH - The role of the SDH Network at RAF Gibraltar (hereafter referred to as GIB SDH) is that of a high-capacity data bearer carrying voice and data communications between all nodes, which are located at three main sites
The Contract Notice (CN) was issued 29/02/2024 and Thales UK ltd were the only company to have registered any interest via the DSP. Therefore, this provides justification that this requirement could be procured on a single source basis rather than a competition.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Procurement method changed24 Oct 2024, 14:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thales UK LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Thales UK Limited | £2,885,833 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CLS of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Systems · Thales UK Limited
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2024
- Value
- £2,885,833
- Status
- active
CLS of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Systems · Thales UK Limited
- Signed
- 14 May 2024
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- MODReview 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.