Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Contractor Technical Support at Remote Radar Heads
Authority: Air Defence & Windfarm Mitigation Systems (ADWiMS) Delivery Team, Defence Equipment & Support, Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Defence intends to amend the ADEWS/110 (705523451) contract with Serco Limited to add the following requirements:
(1) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE LINK 16 EQUIPMENT SUITE (L16ES).
(2) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE RADOME INSTALLATIONS.
(3) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MOBILE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORMS (MEWPs).
(4) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GROUND TO AIR RADIO SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
At the publication date of this notice, the contract amendment has not been completed.
CPV: Military defence services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Authority intends to amend the ADEWS/110 (705523451) contract with Serco Limited…
The Authority intends to amend the ADEWS/110 (705523451) contract with Serco Limited to add the following requirements:
(1) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE LINK 16 EQUIPMENT SUITE (L16ES).
(2) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE RADOME INSTALLATIONS.
(3) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MOBILE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORMS (MEWPS).
(4) CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GROUND TO AIR RADIO SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
At the publication date of this notice, the contract amendment has not been completed.
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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).
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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
- Services
- 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
- 16 Jun 2025, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2025, 16:06 BST
- Authority reference
705523451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032706- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05498fFind 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 Authority is amending the contract based on the Additional works or services (DSPCR Regulation 16(1)(d)(i)) justification for a non-competitive procurement process.
In the case of these requirements, it is considered that the additional works or services cannot be technically or economically separated from the original contract without major inconvenience to the procurer.
This is because of the limited accommodation at the Remote Radar Heads (RRHs) and the limited access to the sites due to their remote location. Serco already have personnel deployed to the sites. If a contractor other than Serco was to deliver the requirement, then additional personnel would need to be deployed to the sites, using scarce accommodation.
With multiple Serco personnel already present at the RRHs, there should be a greater degree of resilience in the support available. Serco's existing presence at the site is considered essential to the ability to deliver the requirement, given the overall logistical challenges, including limited onsite accommodation.
The RRHs often suffer from significant disruption to their transport connections during the winter and the accommodation is basic. Therefore, personnel need to be deployed to the sites to deliver the requirements.
This amendment value does not exceed 50% of the original contract value, which was £28M ex VAT.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serco LimitedContractor Logistic Support of Lockheed Martin Radar SystemsSubcontracting: declared | £1,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contractor Logistic Support of Lockheed Martin Radar Systems · Serco Limited
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Serco LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.