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# LOCATOR- In-Service Support (708706450)-CAN-FTS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/locator-in-service-support-708706450-can-fts-ocds-h6vhtk-0456e6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "LOCATOR- In-Service Support (708706450)-CAN-FTS". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Maintenance and repair services, Repair and maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £28,612,396 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0456e6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/locator-in-service-support-708706450-can-fts-ocds-h6vhtk-0456e6#tl-md)

## Description
The Specialist EOD&S, Exploitation and Countermeasures Project Team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the Authority) awarded a contract to FOERSTER UK Ltd (FOERSTER) for the provision and In-Service Support of LOCATOR.
This Contract is for 5 years (with the opportunity to extend for a further two years) and has an estimated value of £4,087,485.20 (ex VAT). This Contract was placed as a Single Source Contract and was above the threshold of the DSPCR Regulations, meaning a VTN was issued on 16th February 2024 and the Contract was subsequently awarded on the 4th of April 2024. FOERSTER are the OEM of LOCATOR and have clearly established protocols for support and servicing, as well as staff with extensive knowledge of the detector. SEEC do not have a Manufacturers Data Pack to allow another company to repair the equipment correctly, meaning a Single Source Contract with FOERSTER was necessary as per Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) (Technical Reasons).

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014225-2024-708706450-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Foerster UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-112769`
  - Value: £28,612,396 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014225-2024-708706450-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,612,396
  - Signed Date: 03/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014225-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-02T13:59:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:27:49.712Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0456e6