Procurement and Support of installation of Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System Mobile Crates

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: South East (UKJ35)

Awarded value£1,132,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to VIASAT UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.

The Cyber Risk profile is Very Low. The reference for the RA is: RAR-J9K6MBSB.

CPV: Tactical command, control and communication systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · South Hampshire

35712000 Tactical command, control and communication systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Goods
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: 26 Jul 2021, 09:14 BST
Last source update: 26 Jul 2021, 09:14 BST
Authority reference: SACC/00077
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-017603
Classification (CPV): Tactical command, control and communication systems
Delivery area: South East (UKJ35)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cc31 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 Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.

Publisher note: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021725-DCB-18623101

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,132,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VIASAT UK LIMITED	£1,132,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017603-2021-SACC/00077-1 · VIASAT UK LIMITED
Signed
31 Mar 2021
Value
£1,132,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Spruce 1c. #1113, Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

SACC DTReview body BristolContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Viasat UK LtdAwarded supplier03007498 Royal Pavilion, Tower 2 Fourth Floor, Wellesley Road, Aldershot, South East, GU11 1PZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.