(FTUAS) Integration into T23 Combat Management

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£3,324,5732 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2022no call for competition

Awarded to BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Notice of contract awarded for (FTUAS) Integration into T23 Combat Management System

CPV: Installation services of guidance and control systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1(FTUAS) Integration into T23 Combat Management SystemAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 25 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update: 31 May 2022, 13:38 BST
Authority reference: 702071451
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-015209
Classification (CPV): Installation services of guidance and control systems
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: 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 Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to BAE Systems for the development of software and procurement of hardware to integrate data streams from the Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System (FTUAS) into its host Type-23 frigate (T23) Combat Management System (CMS). The contract will have an initial term of 3 years and 3 months, plus 2 options to extend for a further 1 year each. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
This is because the FTUAS hardware and software solution will require integration with ‘legacy’ Combat Management System (CMS) on the host platform. The CMS is a proprietary system owned by BAE Systems, no other supplier has access to it. As well as owning and developing the CMS, BAES also are the sole owners of the source code for the CMS system and as such are the only supplier who are in possession of the expertise and know-how to complete the required upgrades, and to meet the security and integration testing requirements stipulated by the Integrating Authority of the MOD. The development work required to deliver the CMS functionality of the FTUAS programme is such that considerable alterations are required to be made of the CMS software, leaving BAES as the only supplier with the required access and means to the source code needed to fulfil the requirement.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
31 May 2022, 13:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £3,324,5732 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd	£2,124,573 †	—	Awarded
BAE Systems Surface Ships LtdSubcontracting: declared	£1,200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015209-2022-1 · BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd
Signed
1 Apr 2022
Value
£2,124,573
Status
active
Contract 029406-2021-1 · BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd
Signed
25 Nov 2021
Value
£1,200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

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 PORTSMOUTH, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

MOD PORTSMOUTHReview body PORTSMOUTH

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BAE SYSTEMS SURFACE SHIPSAwarded supplier PORTSMOUTH, UK
BAE Systems Surface Ships LtdAwarded supplier Portsmouth, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.