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title: "Provision of Prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs)"
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# Provision of Prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-prototype-low-cost-laser-detector-systems-lclds-ocds-h6vhtk-02f04f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Provision of Prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs)". 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 without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Military electronic systems, Purchase
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £2,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f04f`

## 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/provision-of-prototype-low-cost-laser-detector-systems-lclds-ocds-h6vhtk-02f04f#tl-md)

## Description
Further to previous notices, the Secretary of State for Defence has awarded a contract to Sentinel Photonics Limited (the ‘Contractor’), for the provision of a limited quantity of technology demonstrator prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs). The contract has a total value of up to £2,000,000GBP.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no
longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(c)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 because the goods to
be purchased under the contract are to be manufactured solely for the purpose of research or development and are not being purchased for quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs. The first tranche of goods to be purchased are required to be at technology readiness level 4/5 and the second tranche at technology readiness level 6. The intention is
that the testing of the prototypes to be purchased will bring the system up to TRL 6.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026850-2021-DSTL/AGR/01257/01-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sentinel Photonics Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32842`
  - Value: £2,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026850-2021-DSTL/AGR/01257/01-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026850-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-26T21:45:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:40:45.551Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f04f