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Troposcatter System

Microwave radio equipment
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Troposcatter System". 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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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 9 active published awards; 1 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
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
Published24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMicrowave radio equipment
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029eff
What is being bought
The Dstl Resilient Deployed Communications (RDC) project is investigating technologies and capabilities that could offer UK Defence an advantage over potential adversaries in a contested electromagnetic environment. Modern troposcatter systems offer a potential capability to address a key capability gap. Specifically, Dstl’s acquisition of a state-of-the-art COTS Small-Form Factor Troposcatter System (SFFTS) will enable independent experimentation and trials in support of ongoing research.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Dstl Resilient Deployed Communications (RDC) project is investigating technologies and capabilities that could offer UK Defence an advantage over potential adversaries in a contested electromagnetic environment. Modern troposcatter systems offer a potential capability to address a key capability gap. Specifically, Dstl’s acquisition of a state-of-the-art COTS Small-Form Factor Troposcatter System (SFFTS) will enable independent experimentation and trials in support of ongoing research.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 12 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £496,991
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Spectra Group (UK) Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£496,991 · signed 12 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-10036
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Salisbury, UK
    mveale@dstl.gov.uk

  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
    reviewBody

    Salisbury

  • Spectra Group (UK) Limited
    supplier

    Hereford, UK
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIt is considered that this can be justified on the basis of technical grounds pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The UK MOD requirement is for a troposcatter system which: - Meets a dismounted expeditionary forces use case - Is one-person portable - Is transportable via commercial flights - Is capable of battery operation - Operates in C-band - Has a minimum bandwidth of 100Mbps The COMET system is the only system available on the market which meets these specifications (both individually and in totality).