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The Provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) to Outfit 4KMA

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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "The Provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) to Outfit 4KMA". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
1.9%Historical Average
Based on 9 comparable awards
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
66.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
British Telecommunications PLCTop vendor: 52% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 245 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
British Telecommunications PLC1 win£83,200,000
Rowden Technologies Ltd1 win£20,703,891
Janes Group UK Limited1 win£17,500,000
kpmg LLP1 win£8,100,000
THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1 win£7,238,140
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
Last source update16 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05cdb4
What is being bought
Outfit 4KMA is a critical communication system that provides the Royal Navy (RN) with Ship/Shore and Ship/Ship data and voice communication services.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    16 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    16 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Oct 2025, 09:22 BST
  2. Award pending
    Not published · £10,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Thales UK Limited
£10,000,000 · Not published · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
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Documents (1)
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationale1. The Strategic Services Radio-in-Service (RiS) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to award a new contract with Thales UK for the through life support of the Outfit 4KMA High Frequency (HF) data communication system fitted on several Royal Navy (RN) platforms. 2. It is considered that this Contract can be placed as a Direct Award (for Technical Reasons) pursuant to s41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. 3. Through Life Support of the Outfit 4KMA HF data communication system is required to: - Maintain documentation including safety, technical publications, configuration and obsolescence management. - Provide fault diagnosis and the development of solutions to systems problems and issues. - Provide a repair capability to repair damaged or faulty components. 4. Outfit 4KMA is a critical communication system that provides the Royal Navy with High Frequency Ship/Shore and Ship/Ship data and voice communication services. It supports the exchange of ACP127-format formal messaging and enables maritime command and control in contested electromagnetic environments. 5. The required Through Life Support is for equipment originally designed and installed on RN platforms by Thales UK in 2005. Following installation, this equipment has also been maintained under multiple contracts with Thales UK over the last 23 years. During this time, Thales UK have built up significant technical knowledge about the 4KMA system/equipment. This knowledge is critical for the continued through-life support/maintaining the Royal Navy’s HF capability and cannot be replicated by other suppliers in the market-place. Based on this (and due to the age of the equipment resulting in various obsolescence issues), Thales UK are deemed by the MOD to be the only supplier with the technical ability to meet the MOD requirement for the continued through-life support to the 4KMA equipment. 6. Thales also own the Intellectual Property for the items listed below which needs to be used for the delivery of the through-life support. a. The TRC1760 Modem b. Series 6000 exciter/Receiver and Front Panel c. 125W Power Amplifier TMR 1096 d. 125W Power Amplifier TMR 1097 e. 500W Transceiver System f. ARQ Server g. ACP127/JANAP128 Client h. ACP123 Client i. HF E-mail Client